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a combining form meaning “ruler,” “member of a ruling body,” “advocate of a particular form of rule,” used in the formation of compound words: autocrat; technocrat.

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Origin of -crat

<Greek -kratēs as in autokratḗsautocrat; replacing -crate<French <Greek, as above

Words nearby -crat

crass, crassitude, crassulacean acid metabolism, crassulaceous, Crassus, -crat, cratch, crate, crater, crater lake, Crater Lake National Park

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How to use -crat in a sentence

Crat′eriform, or Crater′iform, shaped like a crater; Crat′erous.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Bureau′crat, Bureau′cratist, one who advocates government by bureaucracy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
You, ze gen'leman, ze areest'crat—to love ze little wil' ma'm'selle?
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey

British Dictionary definitions for -crat

-crat

n combining form

indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government or classdemocrat; technocrat See also -cracy

Derived forms of -crat

-cratic or -cratical, adj combining form

Word Origin for -crat

from Greek -kratēs, from -kratia -cracy

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