thalassocracy

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noun (1)

thal·​as·​soc·​ra·​cy ˌtha-lə-ˈsä-krə-sē 

: maritime supremacy

thalassocrat

thə-ˈla-sə-ˌkrat 

noun

thalassocrat

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noun (2)

tha·​las·​so·​crat thəˈlasəˌkrat 

plural -s

: one who has maritime supremacy

Examples of thalassocracy in a Sentence

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Noun

There’s no synthesis in Telluria’s world, no resolution in the battle between tellurocracy and thalassocracy, Eurasianism and Atlanticism, Dasein and Hubris, imperialism and communism, liberalism and authoritarianism. —Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Greek thalassokratia, from thalassa + -kratia -cracy

Noun (2)

from thalassocracy, after such pairs as English democracy : democrat

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thalassocracy

• aristocracy
• meritocracy
• autocracy
• bureaucracy
• democracy
• hypocrisy
• plutocracy
• theocracy