-cracy
Greekrule, government
Suffix · means "rule, government"
Associated Words · 7
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democracy
A system of government by elected representatives
bureaucracy
A complex administrative system with many rules and officials
bureaucratic
Relating to bureaucracy; excessively rule-bound
theocracy
Government ruled by religious or divine authority
autocracy
A system of government with unlimited power held by one person
gerontocracy
A system of government dominated by elderly people
gynaecocracy
Government or rule by women