People, Power, and Politics: cracy, crat (rule)

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  1. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  2. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  3. bureaucrat
    a nonelective government official
  4. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  5. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  6. democratize
    make (a nation) more representative of the people in general
  7. theocratic
    relating to a government thought to be guided by a deity
  8. kleptocracy
    government by greedy leaders who misuse wealth and power
  9. meritocracy
    a social system in which power goes to superior intellects
  10. gerontocracy
    a political system governed by old people
Created on Mon Mar 23 12:43:22 EDT 2026 (updated Mon Mar 23 12:48:06 EDT 2026)

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