-crat

a combining form meaning “ruler,” “member of a ruling body,” “advocate of a particular form of rule,” used in the formation of compound words.
autocrat; technocrat.

-crat

combining form

indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government or class See also -cracy
democrat
technocrat

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Other Word Forms

-cratic combining form

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -crat¹

< Greek -��ŧ�� as in ��ܳٴǰ��ḗs autocrat; replacing -crate < French < Greek, as above

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -crat¹

from Greek -��ŧ��, from -kratia _-cracy

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Example Sentences

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But on day eight, once it was clear that she had cleared the bar and was moving on to the “ ’crat chat” phase, Tamzin and her mom celebrated by going to the beach.

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“Lord, we need passion and excitement,” said state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, a prominent Democrat in South Carolina, one of the early-voting states in the race for the nomination.

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In late 2007, after that effort foundered, Representative Xavier Becerra, a Los Angeles Democrat, approached Representative Sam Johnson, a Republican from the northern suburbs of Dallas.

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Rendered incoherent, Abbi was only able to muster a nonsensical "Hello. Proud Demo. Crat. College. Aquarius. I pegged" as she shook Clinton's hand.

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In contrast, acetylcarnitine had no effect on muscles from mice that were missing CrAT.

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When To Use

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The combining form -crat is used like a suffix meaning variously “ruler,” "member of a ruling body," or "advocate (supporter) of a form of rule." It is occasionally used in technical terms, especially in sociology.The form -crat ultimately comes from Greek ��á�ٴǲ�, meaning “rule” and “strength.”�� are variants of -crat?While -crat doesn't have any variants, it is related to the form -cracy, as in plutocracy. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article for -cracy.

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