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Definition of plutocrat - 2 dictionary results

plu⋅to⋅crat

  [ploo-tuh-krat]
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–noun
a member of a plutocracy.
Origin:
1840–50; pluto(cracy) + -crat
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plu·toc·ra·cy   (plōō-tŏk'rə-sē)   
n.   pl. plu·toc·ra·cies

  1. Government by the wealthy.

  2. A wealthy class that controls a government.

  3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.


[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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