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octarchy

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oc⋅tar⋅chy

  [ok-tahr-kee]
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–noun, plural -chies.
1. a government by eight persons.
2. a group of eight states or kingdoms.
Origin:
1795–1805; oct- + -archy
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Main Entry:  octarchy
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a governmental body run by eight people; also, an alliance of eight states or governments
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