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necrocracy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /nəˈkɹɑkɹəsi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of government imposed by those who have since died.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: political-science, social-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thanatocracy

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A government ruled by the undead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From necro- (“dead”) + -cracy (“power, rule”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: nekrokraci — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Dutch: necrocratie — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Estonian: nekrokraatia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Finnish: nekrokratia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • French: nécrocratie — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Galician: necrocracia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • German: Nekrokratie — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Greek: νεκροκρατία (nekrokratía) — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Hungarian: nekrokrácia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Italian: necrocrazia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Japanese: ネクロクラシ (nekurokurashi) — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Korean: 네크로크레이시 (nekeurokeureisi) — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Latin: necrocratia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Limburgish: nekrokratija — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Malay: nekrokrasi — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Polish: nekrokracja — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Portuguese: necrocracia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Romanian: necrocratia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Russian: некрокра́тия (nekrokrátija) — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Spanish: necrocracia — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Swedish: nekrokrati — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Turkish: nekrokrasi — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader
  • Ukrainian: некрокра́тія (nekrokrátija) — government that still operates under the rule of a former, dead leader