Which root relates to 'government'

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Which root relates to 'government'

Explanation:
Think about how we name different forms of government. The suffix -cracy signals a system of rule or governance, coming from a Greek word for power or command. That’s why it appears in terms like democracy (rule by the people), autocracy (rule by one), and aristocracy (rule by the few/noble). So the root that directly relates to government is cracy. The other roots have different meanings: PAN/PANTO means “all,” VID/ VIS means “see,” and DEM/DEMO relates to people (as in democracy, but the root itself is about people, not the system of government).

Think about how we name different forms of government. The suffix -cracy signals a system of rule or governance, coming from a Greek word for power or command. That’s why it appears in terms like democracy (rule by the people), autocracy (rule by one), and aristocracy (rule by the few/noble). So the root that directly relates to government is cracy.

The other roots have different meanings: PAN/PANTO means “all,” VID/ VIS means “see,” and DEM/DEMO relates to people (as in democracy, but the root itself is about people, not the system of government).

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