-cracy
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (aristocracy; democracy); on this model used, with the meaning “rule,” “government,” “governing body,” to form abstract nouns from stems of other origin: mobocracy; bureaucracy.
Compare -crat.
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British Dictionary definitions for -cracy
Word Origin for -cracy
from Greek -kratia, from kratos power
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