-cracy / -crat
κράτος (kratos)
means “power, rule”
-cracy means rule. Democracy: the people rule. Autocracy: one person rules alone.
Words built on -cracy / -crat
- democracy: government by the people (demo + cracy)
- autocracy: rule by one person with total power (auto + cracy)
- aristocracy: rule by the 'best' (the rich nobles) (aristo + cracy)
The Texas version
Democrat, autocrat, bureaucrat: each one tells you who holds the power.
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