PLUTOCRACY

plutocracy

(noun) a political system governed by the wealthy people

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plutocracy (countable and uncountable, plural plutocracies)

Government by the wealthy.

A controlling class of the wealthy.

Synonyms

• argentocracy (nonce word)

• tycoonocracy (uncommon)

Source: Wiktionary


Plu*toc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr. plutocratie.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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