politarch

plural politarchs

1. A ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.

   “It is your responsibility to make sure that does not happen again,” shouted the leading politarch.

   2011, Beulah Wood, The People Paul Admired

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   Under the pretence of going to bring the money, the condemned called on a relation, who served as janissary, or armed constable, under the orders of the politarch, Mitzo Machaliotti; and having obtained the assurance of his protection, sent word to the police-officers, that, if they chose, they might come and take the sum demanded.

   1831, Julius Millingen, Memoirs of the Affairs of Greece, page 228

   Politarchs often deceive themselves into believing that they are true democrats, but in actuality have become masters by transforming the democratic facade into a govenment of elected officials, by elected officials, for elected officials.

   2013, Steven Rosefielde, Daniel Quinn Mills, Democracy and its Elected Enemies, page 23