| DOULOCRACY | • doulocracy n. Alternative form of dulocracy. • DOULOCRACY n. a government formed of privileged slaves, also DULOCRACY. |
| HAGIOCRACY | • hagiocracy n. Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. • HAGIOCRACY n. government by holy persons, also HAGIARCHY. |
| HIEROCRACY | • hierocracy n. Government by ecclesiastics. • hierocracy n. (Historical, Middle Ages) The doctrine that the pope held supreme temporal, and not just spiritual, power. • HIEROCRACY n. government by priests or religious ministers. |
| HYDROCRACK | • hydrocrack v. (Organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking. • HYDROCRACK v. to crack hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
| ISOCRACIES | • isocracies n. Plural of isocracy. • ISOCRACY n. a form of government. |
| MEDIOCRACY | • mediocracy n. (Informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails. • MEDIOCRACY n. government by the mediocre; a system within which mediocrity is rewarded. |
| MICROCRACK | • microcrack n. A microscopic crack. • microcrack v. To cause the formation of microscopic cracks. • MICROCRACK v. to crack microscopically. |
| MILLOCRACY | • millocracy n. A rich class of people who own mills. • MILLOCRACY n. the body of mill-owners regarded as a dominant or ruling class. |
| OCHLOCRACY | • ochlocracy n. Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. • OCHLOCRACY n. government by the mob. |
| PLUTOCRACY | • plutocracy n. Government by the wealthy. • plutocracy n. A controlling class of the wealthy. • PLUTOCRACY n. rulership by the wealthy. |
| PORNOCRACY | • pornocracy prop.n. (Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum… • pornocracy n. (Derogatory, often figuratively) A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons. • pornocracy n. (Derogatory) A societal culture dominated by pornography. |
| SLAVOCRACY | • slavocracy n. (US, chiefly historical) The persons or interest representing slavery politically, or wielding political… • SLAVOCRACY n. slave-owners collectively. |
| SNOBOCRACY | • snobocracy n. Snobs, collectively; snobbish behaviour or attitudes. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |