Etymology

stratocrat

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Today it means: One who governs or leads others through military force, or on account of their position as a military officer. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στρατός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromστρατός“army”
  2. English todaystratocrat

From Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós, “army”) + -crat, in some cases influenced by modern Greek στρατοκράτης (stratokrátis, “militarist”).

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