The English suffix -archy (from Greek αρχή, rule) denotes leadership and government. See Political philosophy and politics.

Governments

• anarchy—rule by none
• andrarchy—rule by men
• cryptarchy—secret rule
• ecclesiarchy—rule by a church
• exarchy—rule by a bishop or bishops
• gynarchy—rule by women
• kritarchy—rule by a judge or judges
• matriarchy—rule by mothers or women
• minarchy—minimization of rule
• monarchy, autarchy, totaliteriyaki (or totaliteriarchy)—rule by one
• oligarchy—rule by a few
• paedarchy—rule by children
• panarchy—universal rule
• pantarchy—rule by all
• paparchy—rule by a pope
• parsonarchy, hierarchy—rule by priests
• patriarchy—rule by fathers or men
• phylarchy—rule by a class or tribe
• plutarchy—rule by the wealthy
• polyarchy—rule by many
• prima-digitarchy—rule of thumb
• terarchy— rule by a monster or monsters
• tetrarchy—rule of four
• thearchy—rule by God or gods