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From atoms to democracy, English leans on ancient Greek for the vocabulary of science, thought, and everyday life.

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160 words in Politics & Society

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Agora

Politics
ἀγοράagorá

gathering place

Amnesty

Politics
ἀ-a-

not remembering

Anabasis

Politics
ἀνάaná

a going up

Anarchism

Politics
ἀν-an-

without a ruler

Anomie

Politics
ἀ-a-

lawlessness

Anthropology

Politics
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

study of humankind

Archive

Politics
ἀρχεῖονarkheîon

the house of the magistrates

Archon

Politics
ἄρχωνárchōn

the one who rules

Aristocracy

Politics
ἄριστοςáristos

rule by the best

Asylum

Politics
ἀ-a-

not to be seized

Autarky

Politics
αὐτόςautós

self-sufficiency

Autocracy

Politics
αὐτόςautós

self-power

Autocrat

Politics
αὐτοκράτωρautokrátōr

self-ruler

Autonomy

Politics
αὐτόςautós

self-law

Ballista

Politics
βάλλεινbállein

thrower

Barbarian

Politics
βάρβαροςbárbaros

one who says bar-bar

Bigamy

Politics
γάμοςgámos

twice-married

Bomb

Politics
βόμβοςbómbos

a booming noise

Bureaucracy

Politics
κράτοςkrátos

rule by the writing desk

Cadastre

Politics
κατάkatá

line by line

Caravel

Politics
κάραβοςkárabos

crayfish, small light vessel

Cartel

Politics
χάρτηςkhártēs

little paper

Cataphract

Politics
κατάkatá

fenced in all over

Catapult

Politics
κατάkatá

hurled against

Cenotaph

Politics
κενόςkenós

empty tomb

Charter

Politics
χάρτηςkhártēs

little papyrus sheet

Chirograph

Politics
χείρcheír

hand-writing

Chrematistics

Politics
χρῆμαkhrêma

the art of getting money

Clerk

Politics
κληρικόςklērikós

one of the allotted share

Cosmopolitan

Politics
κόσμοςkósmos

citizen of the world

Demagogue

Politics
δῆμοςdêmos

leader of the people

Democrat

Politics
δῆμοςdêmos

people-power man

Demography

Politics
δῆμοςdêmos

writing about the people

Demos

Politics
δῆμοςdêmos

the people of a district

Despot

Politics
δεσπότηςdespótēs

master of the house

Despotism

Politics
δεσπότηςdespótēs

house-master rule

Diadem

Politics
διάdiá

a binding round

Diarchy

Politics
δι-di-

rule of two

Diaspora

Politics
διάdiá

a scattering across

Diplomacy

Politics
δίπλωμαdíplōma

a folded document

Diplomat

Politics
δίπλωμαdíplōma

one who carries the folded paper

Drachma

Politics
δράσσομαιdrássomai

a handful

Draconian

Politics
ΔράκωνDrákōn

of Draco the serpent

Dromon

Politics
δρόμοςdrómos

the runner

Duopoly

Politics
δύοdúo

two-selling

Dynasty

Politics
δυναστείαdynasteía

the holding of power

Dystopia

Politics
δυσ-dys-

bad place

Emphyteusis

Politics
ἐνen

a planting-in