noun
- a government controlled by the military or by military leaders
Usage: political science
Examples
- The country fell under a stratocracy after the military coup.
- Ancient Sparta is often cited as an example of a stratocracy.
- The general established a stratocracy that lasted for decades.
- Citizens protested against the emerging stratocracy.
- The transition from democracy to stratocracy happened gradually.
- Military officers held all key positions in the stratocracy.