politarch
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.
Example Sentences
- "Under the pretence of going to bring the money, the condemned called on a relation, who served as janissary, or armed constable, under the orders of the politarch, Mitzo Machaliotti; and having obtained the assurance of his protection, sent word to the police-officers, that, if they chose, they might come and take the sum demanded."
- "“It is your responsibility to make sure that does not happen again,” shouted the leading politarch."
- "Politarchs often deceive themselves into believing that they are true democrats, but in actuality have become masters by transforming the democratic facade into a govenment of elected officials, by elected officials, for elected officials."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολῑτᾰ́ρχης (polītắrkhēs).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: πολῑτᾰ́ρχης