-crat Definition
krat
suffix
A participant in or supporter of a specified form of government.
Technocrat.
American Heritage
affix
Participant in or supporter of (a specified kind of) government or ruling body.
Democrat, aristocrat.
Webster's New World
Origin of -crat
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From Ancient Greek κράτος (kratos, “power, might”), modelled after words of Ancient Greek origin such as democrat and aristocrat.
From Wiktionary
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French -crate from Greek -kratēs ruler from kratos strength, power –cracy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Fr -crate < Gr kratēs < kratos, rule, strength: see hard
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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