decarchy

== English == === Alternative forms === decadarchy, dekadarchy, dekarchy === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δεκαρχία (dekarkhía), from δεκα- (deka-, “deca-: ten”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). Equivalent to dec- +‎ -archy. === Noun === decarchy (plural decarchies) (politics) A government of ten people, especially (historical) various Greek councils of ten men ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:government ==== Coordinate terms ==== See Thesaurus:government ==== Related terms ==== decarch ==== Translations ==== === References === "decarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.