theocrat
noun
theo·crat
ˈthē-ə-ˌkrat 
1
: one who rules in or lives under a theocratic form of government
2
: one who favors a theocratic form of government
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The fanatic Islamist theocrats in Iran, with their proxies, are responsible for killing and maiming many Americans since 1979.
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Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The theocrats in both Tehran and Kabul at least kept a lid on the Islamic State presence in the region, which poses a major threat to Central and South Asia.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Well, the head of the regime was, in this case, the Ayatollah, who is the chief military commander who also happens to be a theocrat with apocalyptic plans for the world.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The Gulf Arabs had long seen the revolutionary theocrats in Tehran as their biggest threat, and Syria’s long-standing alliance with them—forged by Bashar’s father, Hafez al-Assad—was a sore point with all of the other Arab leaders.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The theocrats in both Tehran and Kabul at least kept a lid on the Islamic State presence in the region, which poses a major threat to Central and South Asia.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Well, the head of the regime was, in this case, the Ayatollah, who is the chief military commander who also happens to be a theocrat with apocalyptic plans for the world.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The Gulf Arabs had long seen the revolutionary theocrats in Tehran as their biggest threat, and Syria’s long-standing alliance with them—forged by Bashar’s father, Hafez al-Assad—was a sore point with all of the other Arab leaders.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Theocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocrat. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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