politarch

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politarch (plural politarchs)

  1. A ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy.
    • 1831, Julius Millingen, Memoirs of the Affairs of Greece, page 228:
      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.
    • 2011, Beulah Wood, The People Paul Admired:
      “It is your responsibility to make sure that does not happen again,” shouted the leading politarch.
    • 2013, Steven Rosefielde, Daniel Quinn Mills, Democracy and its Elected Enemies, page 23:
      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.

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