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timocracy
[ tahy-mok-ruh-see ]
noun
- a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
- a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.
timocracy
/ taɪˈmɒkrəsɪ; ˌtaɪməˈkrætɪk /
noun
- a political unit or system in which possession of property serves as the first requirement for participation in government
- a political unit or system in which love of honour is deemed the guiding principle of government
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Derived Forms
- timocratic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ti·mo·crat·ic [tahy-m, uh, -, krat, -ik], timo·crati·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of timocracy1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of timocracy1
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Example Sentences
Out of this timocracy, or timarchy, the city will next pass into an oligarchy, or government of wealth.
Timocracy, therefore, almost invariably paved the way to democracy.
Yet the question might be asked, under what category we would place the timocracy, or government of the rich.
First below that comes timocracy, or the government of those who are ambitious for power and place.
Between the Eupatrid oligarchy and the rule of Peisistratus there comes the timocracy of Solon.
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