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kratocracy

kratocracy noun: a government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength.

Noun

kratocracy (plural kratocracies)

  1. A government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength.
    • […] as the cover for plutocracy is replaced by timocracy and by the one-man kratocracy which we call dictatorship.1950, Wm. Pepperell Montague, Great Visions of Philosophy: Varieties of Speculative Thought in the West from the Greeks to Bergson, page 109
    • To many outside observers, Turkey is a unique country that seems perpetually balancing on a steep precipice between kratocracy and democracy, between Islam and capitalism, or even more melodramatically, between East and West.2012, Cory Blad, Banu Koçer, Political Islam and State Legitimacy in Turkey: The Role of National Culture in Neoliberal State-Building in International Political Sociology, volume 6, page 36
    Synonyms:
    kraterocracy

kratocracy meaning in Indonesian

kratocracy in Indonesian

rule by the strong
kratokrasi

Synonyms of kratocracy

Forms of kratocracy

pluralkratocracies

Origin of kratocracy

From Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength, might”) + -cracy.

Words formed from kratocracy

Questions about kratocracy

What does kratocracy mean?
Kratocracy means a government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength.
What is kratocracy in Indonesian?
Kratocracy in Indonesian is kratokrasi. See Kratocracy meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is kratocracy?
Kratocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of kratocracy?
The plural of kratocracy is kratocracies.

Words near kratocracy in the dictionary

  1. Kratochvil
  2. kratochvilite
  3. kratochvilites
  4. Kratochvils
  5. kratocracies
  6. kratocracy
  7. kratocratic
  8. kratogen
  9. kratogens
  10. kratom
  11. kratoms

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