"stratocrat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stratocrats [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós, “army”) + -crat, in some cases influenced by modern Greek στρατοκράτης (stratokrátis, “militarist”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|στρατός||army}} Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós, “army”), {{suf|en||-crat}} + -crat, {{cog|el|στρατοκράτης||militarist}} Greek στρατοκράτης (stratokrátis, “militarist”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stratocrat (plural stratocrats)
  1. (uncommon) One who governs or leads others through military force, or on account of their position as a military officer. Tags: uncommon Related terms: stratocracy

Inflected forms

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