-crat
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “power, might”), modelled after words of Ancient Greek origin such as democrat and aristocrat. From Proto-Indo-European *kret- (English hard).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-kɹæt/
Suffix
-crat
- A participant in a specified form of government.
- An advocate of a specified form of government.
Derived terms
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Participant
Translations
participant
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