Meanings
nounEurocracy (uncountable)
- derogatoryinformaluncountableThe bureaucracy associated with the European Union.
Origin
- EnglishEuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- Latinburrus
- Latinburra
- Old French*bure
- Old Frenchburel
- Frenchbureau
- Proto-Indo-European*kret-
- Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
- Frenchbureaucratie
- Englishbureaucracy
- EnglishEurocracy
Blend of Euro- + bureaucracy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian eurokrácia
- eurokráciathe bureaucracy of the European Union
Polish eurokracja
- eurokracjathe bureaucracy of the European Union
Portuguese eurocracia
- eurocraciathe bureaucracy of the European Union
Russian еврокра́тия, евробюрокра́тия
- еврокра́тия (jevrokrátija)the bureaucracy of the European Union
- евробюрокра́тия (jevrobjurokrátija)the bureaucracy of the European Union
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APA
Eurocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurocracy
MLA
“Eurocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurocracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurocracy.
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