-archy
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The English suffix -archy (from Greek αρχή, rule) denotes leadership and government. See Political philosophy and politics.
[edit] Governments
- anarchy—rule by none
- andrarchy—rule by men
- cryptarchy—secret rule
- ecclesiarchy—rule by a church
- exarchy—rule by a bishop or bishops
- gynarchy—rule by women
- kritarchy—rule by a judge or judges
- matriarchy—rule by mothers or women
- minarchy—minimization of rule
- monarchy, autarchy—rule by one
- oligarchy—rule by a few
- paedarchy—rule by children
- panarchy—universal rule
- pantarchy—rule by all
- paparchy—rule by a pope
- parsonarchy, hierarchy—rule by priests
- patriarchy—rule by fathers or men
- phylarchy—rule by a class or tribe
- plutarchy—rule by the wealthy
- polyarchy—rule by many
- terarchy—(fictional) rule by a monster or monsters
- theacrachy—rule by God or gods
