"decarchy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decarchies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεκαρχία (dekarkhía), from δεκα- (deka-, “deca-: ten”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to dec- + -archy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δεκαρχία}} Ancient Greek δεκαρχία (dekarkhía), {{m|grc|δεκα-||deca-: ten}} δεκα- (deka-, “deca-: ten”), {{m|grc|-αρχία||-archy: rule}} -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”), {{confix|en|dec|archy}} dec- + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun}} decarchy (plural decarchies)
  1. (politics) A government of ten people, especially (historical) various Greek councils of ten men Wikipedia link: decarchy Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Forms of government, Politics, Ten Synonyms: government, decadarchy, dekadarchy, dekarchy Related terms: decarch Coordinate_terms: government

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