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stratocracy

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A stratocracy is a state run by its army. The Greek stratos means army, the root of strategy, the general's art. It goes further than a military coup that takes power for a while. In a stratocracy the army does not stand behind the government; the army is the government, and the law says so. Picture a ruler whose throne is a tank. The word is rare because true stratocracies are rare, and ancient Sparta is the example most often named. In most news writing people say military rule or junta instead. Keep stratocracy for when you mean the whole lasting system, not a single event.

Stratocracy (estratocracia) es un Estado dirigido por su ejército. Del griego stratos, ejército, la raíz de strategy. Es más que un golpe militar que toma el poder un tiempo: aquí el ejército no está detrás del gobierno, es el gobierno. La palabra es rara; para un solo golpe se dice military rule o junta.

Stratocracy (estratocracia) é um Estado dirigido pelo seu exército. Do grego stratos, exército, a raiz de strategy. É mais que um golpe militar que toma o poder por um tempo: aqui o exército não está por trás do governo, ele é o governo. A palavra é rara; para um golpe isolado, diz-se military rule ou junta.

Stratocracy (stratocratie) : un État dirigé par son armée. Du grec stratos, armée, la racine de strategy. C'est plus qu'un coup d'État qui prend le pouvoir un temps : l'armée ne se tient pas derrière le gouvernement, elle est le gouvernement. Le mot est rare ; pour un simple coup, on dit military rule ou junta.

Stratocracy adalah negara yang dijalankan oleh tentaranya. Dari bahasa Yunani stratos, tentara, akar kata strategy. Ini lebih dari kudeta yang berkuasa sementara: tentara tidak berdiri di belakang pemerintah, tentara adalah pemerintah itu sendiri. Katanya jarang; untuk satu kudeta, orang bilang military rule atau junta.

Stratocracy (stratokrasi), ordusu tarafından yönetilen devlettir. Yunanca stratos, ordu; strategy sözcüğünün kökü. Bir süreliğine iktidarı alan darbeden fazlasıdır: ordu hükümetin arkasında durmaz, hükümetin ta kendisidir. Tek bir darbe için military rule ya da junta denir.

Stratocracy(軍政国家)は、軍隊そのものが国を動かす国家です。ギリシャ語の stratos(軍)は strategy の語根。一時的に権力を握るクーデターとは違い、軍が政府の後ろに立つのではなく、軍が政府そのもの。珍しい語で、一度のクーデターなら military rulejunta と言います。

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    noun

    a state governed by its armed forces

    Ancient Sparta is often described as a stratocracy.

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    noun

    military rule as a lasting system, not a single coup

    What began as a coup hardened into stratocracy.

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