Aristocracy is a coordinate term of cryptocracy.
As nouns the difference between aristocracy and cryptocracy
is that aristocracy is the nobility, or the hereditary ruling class while cryptocracy is a form of government where the real leaders are hidden, or merely unknown.
aristocracy
Noun
(aristocracies)
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Derived terms
* bunyip aristocracy
Related terms
()
* aristocrat
* aristocratic
cryptocracy
Noun
(cryptocracies)
A form of government where the real leaders are hidden, or merely unknown.
Synonyms
* puppet government
Coordinate terms
* aristocracy
* democracy
* plutocracy
* theocracy