-crat, -cracy, -cratic, -cratism, -cratically, -cracies +
(Greek: a suffix; govern, rule; strength, power, might, authority)
Good laws derive from evil habits.
—Macrobius
Two characteristics of government are that it cannot do anything quickly, and that it never knows when to quit.
—Jeremy Thorpe
graocracy
Government by an old woman or old women.
gynandrarchy
1. A social organization among insects differing from gynarchy in that the male takes part in establishing the colony.
2. Rule or government by a man and a woman or by both men and women.
gynarchy, gynocracy
Government by a woman or women; women as a ruling class.
gyneocracy
A government ruled by a woman or women.
gynocracy, gynocratic, gynecocracy, gynecocratic
1. Government by a woman; a state in which women are legally capable of the supreme command; e.g. in Great Britain (Queen).
2. The government, or political rule, of women.
3. Government by a woman, or women; sometimes in a depreciative sense; "petticoat rule".
hagiocracy
A government or sovereignty of persons esteemed holy.
hierocracy, hierocracies
1. Government by church clergy or priests; ecclesiastical rule.
2. A body of religious clergy that rules a place or country.
3. Rulership by the church or by church officials.
hierocracy, hierocratic
1. The rule of priests or religious dignitaries; government by priests or ecclesiastics.
2. A body of ruling priests or ecclesiastics.
ideocracy
A government founded on theory or abstract ideas.
idiocracy
Personal rule or government.
isocracy
Equality of power or rule; a system of government in which all the people possess equal political power.
isocracy, isocratic
Equality of power or rule; a system of government in which all the people possess equal political power.
kakistocracy
The government of a state by the worst citizens.
If men and women of capacity refuse to take part in politics and government, they condemn themselves, as well as the people, to the punishment of living under a bad government.
-Senator Sam J. Ervin
kakistocracy, kakistocratical
The government of a state by the worst citizens.
kleptocracy
A ruling body or order of thieves. Also, government by thieves; a nation ruled by this kind of government.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern":
-agogic;
agon-;
arch-;
dom-;
gov-;
magist-;
poten-;
regi-;
tyran-.
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