From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English-ocrat-ocrat /əkræt/ (also -crat) suffix [in nouns] 1 PGPPsomeone who believes in a particular principle of government a democrat (=someone who believes in government by the people)2 PGOa member of a powerful or governing social class or group a technocrat (=a scientist who controls an organization or country) —-ocratic /əkrætɪk/ suffix —-ocratically /əkrætɪkli/ suffix
