Crossword Clue:

relating to pedantocracy government by pedants

AnswerCrossword Clue
FEDERALRelating to U. S. Government.
NARDINERelating to aromatic plant used by ancients.
ARISTARCHIANPertaining to government by best men.
UTEWinner of a land dispute, to be paid by Government.
PORKBARRELType of government spending typified by the Bridge to Nowhere
ATEAMCrack commando unit sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, before escaping to the Los Angeles underground where today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune, with "the"