单词 | stratocrat |
释义 | stratocratn. A person whose power or influence derives from or is based on the army, e.g. a militaristic ruler, a member of a military junta. Also: an advocate or supporter of military rule. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups > members of stratocrat1831 tillocrat1858 pedantocrat1883 pornocrat1894 mediocrat1909 gerontocrat1961 securocrat1987 1831 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 8 Aug. Posen and the Rhenish provinces may be a check upon the martial propensities..of the Stratocrat [i.e. the king of Prussia]. 1892 Spectator 11 June 809/1 The triumphant stratocrat whom their [sc. the Roman oligarchy's] system tended to produce. 1926 Times 24 Sept. 13/3 A mere brawl between two factions of stratocrats. 1985 Third World Q. 7 15 The cry ‘back to the barracks’ is heard frequently and is addressed from and to praetorians, stratocrats, Bonapartists, soldiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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