politarch
politarch noun: a ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.
Noun
politarch (plural politarchs)
- A ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.
- Under the pretence of going to bring the money, the condemned called on a relation, who served as janissary, or armed constable, under the orders of the politarch, Mitzo Machaliotti; and having obtained the assurance of his protection, sent word to the police-officers, that, if they chose, they...1831, Julius Millingen, Memoirs of the Affairs of Greece, page 228
- “It is your responsibility to make sure that does not happen again,” shouted the leading politarch.2011, Beulah Wood, The People Paul Admired
Forms of politarch
| plural | politarchs |
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Origin of politarch
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολῑτᾰ́ρχης (polītắrkhēs).
Questions about politarch
- What does politarch mean?
- Politarch means a ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.
- What part of speech is politarch?
- Politarch is a noun.
- What is the plural of politarch?
- The plural of politarch is politarchs.
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