Vocab-ability Suffix–333 (__cracy = government, rule) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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My Vocab Practice
1.- I think many people who claim to have a democracy do not even have any idea what this means,
2.- The Spanish aristocracy still does not know that the kings have gone out of style!
3.-In the times of the old testament a theocracy reigned and was governed by the 10 commandments.
4.-Many of our countries, in Latin America, are being governed by a kleptocracy in which, without shame, and overlapping by the laws commit many crimes.
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In today's world, it often seems like "democracy" is rule by the oligarchs. :-(
MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Britain's democracy is in rude health with voters actively participating in politics and elections held almost every year, allowing voters to feedback to the politicians.
Members of the aristocracy tend to play down their status, going about in their oldest clothes, frequently wearing patched clothes previously owned by their grandparents.
Iran is a theocracy with the highest position in the land occupied by an Ayatollah.
Russia is a kelptocracy with members of the government demanding and getting shares in private companies without paying for them.
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There is a growing feeling of democracy in my country.
The Jewish aristocracy became peers of the Seleucid kingdom.
The theocracy, however, was not dedicated to be fixed.
My country is a kleptocracy, with corrupt leaders.
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India is the world's largest democracy, with a population of about 1.35 billion.
The political science professor gave his students three days to submit a 1500 word essay illustrating the differences between an aristocracy and a theocracy.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has been widely criticised for operating a kleptocracy by mismanaging the country's oil assets.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Some countries don’t have democracy they continue to oppress people.
Some people behave in an aristocracy manners.
Some churches believes in theocracy theory.
Rebels form a kleptocracy and strongly advocates for it.
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Uganda has failed a government based on democracy.
2.Aristocracy:
Many old aged people in my village still strongly believe in aristocracy.
Theocracy:
If I was prominent I would start a political party on theocracy.
Kleprocracy:
To be a super power you need not to tolerate any theories of kleptocracy.
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p.s. Show me an upright man, and I'll show you a man who was buried vertically!! :-)
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And as for truth, our leaders and your leaders are probably pleased that most of the truth re their positions and re the political system is NOT told. And that's true!!