Roots week 12 dem/demo and crat/cracy Flashcards
people
dem/demo
to govern; to rule
crat/cracy
a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people
democrat
the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations
demographer
a person who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people in order to arouse discontent and advance his or her own political purposes
demagogue
a public display of group feelings toward a person or cause
demonstration
a friend of the people
demophile
government by children
pedocracy
a member of nobility who rules their country
aristocrat
administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with nonelected officials
bureaucracy
government by the people exercised either directly or thought elected representatives
democracy
a ruling body or order of thieves
kleptocracy