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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Government; rule: meritocracy.
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- n. rule
Etymologies
- From the Ancient Greek suffix -κρατία (kratia), from κράτος (kratos, "power, rule"). (Wiktionary)
- French -cratie, from Old French, from Late Latin -cratia, from Greek -kratiā, from kratos, strength, power; see kar- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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