aristocracy

4. **Aristocracy** – from **ἄριστος ( �ristos, "best" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
5. **Aristocrat** – from **ἄριστος ( �ristos, "best" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
6. **Timocracy** – from **τιμή ( timē, "honor" or "wealth" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
7. **Timocrat** – from **τιμή ( timē, "honor" or "wealth" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
8. **Plutocracy** – from **πλοῦτος ( ploutos, "wealth" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
9. **Plutocrat** – from **πλοῦτος ( ploutos, "wealth" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
10. **Bureaucracy** – from **bureau ( French for "office" or "desk" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
11. **Bureaucrat** – from **bureau ( French for "office" or "desk" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
12. **Technocracy** – from **τέχνη ( technē, "skill" or "art" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
13. **Technocrat** – from **τέχνη ( technē, "skill" or "art" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
14. **Autocracy** – from **αὐτός ( autos, "self" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
15. **Autocrat** – from **αὐτός ( autos, "self" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
16. **Thalassocracy** – from **θάλασσα ( thalassa, "sea" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
17. **Thalassocrat** – from **θάλασσα ( thalassa, "sea" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
18. **Gynocracy** – from **γυνή ( gynē, "woman" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
19. **Gynocrat** – from **γυνή ( gynē, "woman" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
20. **Androcracy** – from **ἀνήρ ( anēr, "man" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
21. **Androcrat** – from **ἀνήρ ( anēr, "man" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
22. **Kakistocracy** – from **κάκιστος ( kakistos, "worst" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
23. **Kakistocrat** – from **κάκιστος ( kakistos, "worst" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
24. **Kleptocracy** – from **κλέπτης ( kleptēs, "thief" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
25. **Kleptocrat** – from **κλέπτης ( kleptēs, "thief" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
26. **Meritocracy** – from **merit ( Latin *meritum*, "earned" or "deserved" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
27. **Meritocrat** – from **merit ( Latin *meritum*, "earned" or "deserved" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
28. **Stratocracy** – from **στρατός ( stratos, "army" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
29. **Stratocrat** – from **στρατός ( stratos, "army" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
30. **Gerontocracy** – from **γέρων ( gerōn, "old man" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
31. **Gerontocrat** – from **γέρων ( gerōn, "old man" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
32. **Nomocracy** – from **νόμος ( nomos, "law" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
33. **Nomocrat** – from **νόμος ( nomos, "law" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
34. **Epistocracy** – from **ἐπιστήμη ( epistēmē, "knowledge" ) ** ** - κρατία ( - kratia, "rule" ) **
35. **Epistocrat** – from **ἐπιστήμη ( epistēmē, "knowledge" ) ** ** - κρατής ( - kratēs, "ruler" ) **
Each word follows the same pattern:
- **" - kratia" ( - κρατία ) ** for "rule" or "power"
- **" - kratēs" ( - κρατής ) ** for "ruler"
- A prefix that describes **who** or **what** is ruling.

📂 مثال:
🔘 democracy: A system of government where the people have the power to rule
🔘 democrat: A person who supports rule by the people
🔘 democratic: Relating to rule by the people
🔘 aristocracy: A system where the best people rule
🔘 aristocrat: A person from a class that rules based on superiority
🔘 timocracy: A system where property owners or military leaders rule
🔘 timocrat: A person who rules in a timocracy
🔘 plutocracy: A system where the wealthy rule
🔘 plutocrat: A wealthy person who rules
🔘 bureaucracy: A system where administrative officials rule
🔘 bureaucrat: A person who rules as an administrative official
🔘 technocracy: A system where those with technical expertise rule
🔘 technocrat: A person with technical expertise who rules
🔘 autocracy: A system where a single person rules absolutely
🔘 autocrat: A ruler with absolute power
🔘 thalassocracy: A system where a naval power rules
🔘 thalassocrat: A person who rules a naval power
🔘 gynocracy: A system where women rule
🔘 gynocrat: A woman who rules
🔘 androcracy: A system where men rule
🔘 androcrat: A man who rules
🔘 kakistrocracy: A system where the worst people rule
🔘 kakistrocrat: A very bad ruler
🔘 kleptocracy: A system where thieves rule
🔘 kleptocrat: A ruler who is a thief

طبقه ای از مردم که به طور موروثی در جایگاه اجتماعی بالایی قرار دارند، معمولاً با عنوان های خاص و ثروت زیاد
مثال: Members of the aristocracy often lived in grand estates.
اعضای طبقه ی اشراف معمولاً در املاک بزرگ زندگی می کردند.
2. ( سیاسی – حکومتی ) :
نوعی حکومت که در آن قدرت در دست گروه کوچکی از اشراف یا نخبگان قرار دارد
مثال: Ancient Greece had periods of aristocracy before democracy emerged.
یونان باستان دوره هایی از حکومت اشراف سالارانه داشت قبل از ظهور دموکراسی.
3. ( مجاز – فرهنگی ) :
گروهی از افراد که به دلیل جایگاه، ثروت یا تحصیلات، خود را برتر از دیگران می دانند
مثال: He belongs to the intellectual aristocracy of the country.
او جزو اشراف فکری کشوره.
🔸 مترادف ها:
nobility – elite – upper class – gentry – ruling class