WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slav•oc•ra•cy
(slā vok′rə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.
slav•o•crat
(slā′və krat′),USA pronunciation n.
slav•o•crat•ic
(slā′və krat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Governmentthe rule or domination of slaveholders:the slavocracy of the old plantations.
- Governmenta dominating body of slaveholders.
- 1830–40; slave + -o- + -cracy