DictionaryRoot: kratos
Greek
kratos
strength, power, or rule
Forms
- kratos
- crat- — A Latin-style spelling retained in English.
- -cracy — Developed from related Greek words for rule.
Origin
An inherited Greek word with older Indo-European ancestry.
Note
Strength can become the ability or authority to govern.
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noun
Democrat
A member or supporter of the Democratic Party.
Etymology
Greek dēmos and kratos combine people with rule. Democrat uses that political vocabulary as a party identification, naming a member or supporter of the Democratic Party.