plutocracy
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plu·toc·ra·cy 
[ploo-tok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key
[ploo-tok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cies.
| 1. | the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy. |
| 2. | a government or state in which the wealthy class rules. |
| 3. | a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth. |
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| plu·toc·ra·cy
(plōō-tŏk'rə-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. plu·toc·ra·cies
[Greek ploutokratiā : ploutos, wealth; see pleu- in Indo-European roots + -kratiā, -cracy.] plu'to·crat' (plōō'tə-krāt') n., plu'to·crat'ic, plu'to·crat'i·cal adj., plu'to·crat'i·cal·ly adv. |
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plutocracy
plutocracy
1652, from Gk. ploutokratia "rule or power of the wealthy or of wealth," from ploutos "wealth" (see Pluto) + -kratia "rule," from kratos "rule, power." Plutocrat is 1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| plutocracy | |
noun | |
| a political system governed by the wealthy people |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
plutocracy [(plooh-tok-ruh-see)]
plutocracy [(plooh-tok-ruh-see)]
Government by the rich. The term is usually one of reproach.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Plutocracy
Plu*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? wealth + ? to be strong, to rule, fr.? strength: cf. F. plutocratie.] A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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