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-ocracy

-ocracy is the alternative form of -cracy.

Meaning of -cracy

Suffix

-cracy (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -cracies)

  1. rule (in the sense of governing).
    Synonyms:
    -archy

Origin of -ocracy

From -o- (interconsonantal interfix) + -cracy.

Questions about -ocracy

What is -ocracy the alternative form of?
-ocracy is the alternative form of -cracy.

Words near -ocracy in the dictionary

  1. -o-saurus
  2. -oan
  3. -oate
  4. -obe
  5. -ock
  6. -ocracy
  7. -ocratic
  8. -odd
  9. -ode
  10. -odont
  11. -odontia

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ocracy (page history and authors); -cracy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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