cryptocracy

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ -cracy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi

Noun

cryptocracy (countable and uncountable, plural cryptocracies)

1. A form of government where the real leaders are hidden, or merely unknown.

Synonyms

• puppet government

Coordinate terms

• aristocracy
• democracy
• plutocracy
• theocracy

Translations

a form of government

• Czech: kryptokracie f
• German: Kryptokratie f
• Greek: κρυπτοκρατία f (kryptokratía)
• Norwegian: kryptokrati n
• Ukrainian: криптократія f (kryptokratija)