-ocracy /ɒkrəsi $ ɑːk-/ (
also -cracy)
suffix [in nouns][
Language: Old French;
Origin: -cracie, from Late Latin -cratia, from Greek, from kratos 'strength, power']
government by a particular sort of people or according to a particular principle:
democracy (=government by the people) meritocracy (=government by people with the most ability) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲