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stratocracy
(stra¦toc|racy)
Pronunciation:
/strəˈtɒkrəsi/
noun
(
plural
stratocracies
)
[
mass noun
]
rare
government by military forces.
[
count noun
]
a military government.
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from Greek
stratos
'army'
+
-cracy
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