Home › Words › D › demarchdemarchdemarch means the chief magistrate of a deme.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “deme”) + ἄρχειν (árkhein, “to rule”).nounThe chief magistrate of a deme.walk; gaitDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.demarchic 73% match — Relating to demarchy. vs demarch →archon 65% match — A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. vs demarch →demogerontia 61% match — A local government in Greece. vs demarch →demarchy 60% match — Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens. vs demarch →decarch 59% match — A member of a decarchy. vs demarch →politarch 57% match — A ruler or magistrate, especially one within a politocracy. vs demarch →deme 56% match — A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica. vs demarch →demos 56% match — An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together. vs demarch →