kleptocracies

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.