crat/cracy

rule; power

Spelled crat, cracy · Greek kratos 'strength, power'; -kratia 'rule'

Greek kratos meant power: an autocrat rules alone, a plutocracy gives wealth power, and a meritocracy rewards ability.

Words built from it

autocrat — A ruler who holds unrestricted power.
Greek autos (self) + kratos (power) → French autocrate → autocrat
meritocracy — A system in which advancement or power depends on ability and achievement.
English merit, from Latin meritum (something earned), + Greek-derived -cracy (rule) → meritocracy
plutocracy — Government or control by the wealthy.
Greek ploutos (wealth) + -kratia (rule) → ploutokratia → plutocracy
aristocrat — A member of the nobility or a privileged hereditary class.
Greek aristos (best) + -kratia (rule) → aristokratia → French aristocratie → aristocrate → aristocrat
democrat — A person who supports government by the people.
Greek demos (people) + -kratia (rule) → demokratia → French democrate → democrat
bureaucrat — An official who works within an administrative system.
French bureau (office) + Greek-derived -cratie (rule) → bureaucratie → bureaucrate → bureaucrat

Socratic — Contains crat, but comes from the Greek personal name Sokrates; those letters are part of a name, not kratos (power).