-crat, -cracy, -cratic, -cratism, -cratically, -cracies +
(Greek: a suffix; to govern, to rule; government, strength, power, might, authority)
Good laws derive from evil habits.
Two characteristics of government are that it cannot do anything quickly, and that it never knows when to quit.
technocratic
1. A reference to a bureaucrat who is intensively trained in engineering, economics, or some form of technology.
2. A proponent of government by technicians.
3. A member of a technocracy, a technologist exercising administrative power in government, etc.
2. A proponent of government by technicians.
3. A member of a technocracy, a technologist exercising administrative power in government, etc.
technocratism
1. The system of control of society or industry by technical experts; a ruling body of such experts.
2. A theory and movement of the 1930’s advocating the control of production and distribution by technicians and engineers.
2. A theory and movement of the 1930’s advocating the control of production and distribution by technicians and engineers.
teleocracy, teleocratic
An organization designed to fulfill a specific purpose.
thalassocracy
1. Mastery or command of the sea.
2. The sovereignty of the sea: "England's thalassocracy was chiefly responsible for her once-huge empire."
2. The sovereignty of the sea: "England's thalassocracy was chiefly responsible for her once-huge empire."
thalassocracy, thallassocraty; thalattocracy, thalattocraty
1. Naval or commercial supremacy over a large area of the sea or ocean.
2. Maritime supremacy; ruling the seas; the sovereignty of the seas; mastery at sea.
2. Maritime supremacy; ruling the seas; the sovereignty of the seas; mastery at sea.
theocracy, theocratic
1. A government made up of people (priests or other clergy) who claim to represent God.
2. A government by a god or by priests.
3. A community governed by a god or priests; usually by priests, according to some form of religious law.
4. A priestly order or religious body exercising political or civil power.
2. A government by a god or by priests.
3. A community governed by a god or priests; usually by priests, according to some form of religious law.
4. A priestly order or religious body exercising political or civil power.
theocrat
1. One who rules in a theocracy as the representative of the deity; a divine or deified ruler.
2. One who believes in or favors theocratic government; an advocate of theocracy.
2. One who believes in or favors theocratic government; an advocate of theocracy.
theodemocracy
A democracy under divine, or religious, rule.
timocracy
1. In Platonism, a state in which a love of honor and glory is the guiding principle of the rulers.
2. In Aristotelianism, a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office.
2. In Aristotelianism, a state in which the ownership of property is a qualification for office.
tritheocracy
Rule or government by three gods; a group of three divine beings exercising joint rule.
xenocracy
A ruling body of foreigners.
