stratocracy

[ struh-tok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural stra·toc·ra·cies.

1. government by the military.

stratocracy

/ ˈstrætəˌkræt; ˌstrætəˈkrætɪk; strəˈtɒkrəsɪ /

noun

1. military rule

Derived Forms

• stratocrat, noun
• stratocratic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stratocracy¹

1645–55; < Greek strató ( s ) army + -cracy

Word History and Origins

Origin of stratocracy¹

C17: from Greek stratos an army + -cracy

Example Sentences

It is in the perfection of the stratocracy that we must look for the key to the excesses of the autocrat.

From Project Gutenberg

It was purely a government by the sword, or permanent stratocracy having a movable head.

From Project Gutenberg

There were then, in fact, two great forces in the government acting in and by each other—the Stratocracy, and the Autocracy.

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