Plutocracy

[pluː'tɒkrəsɪ] or [plu'tɑkrəsi]

Definition

(noun.) a political system governed by the wealthy people.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

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Definition

n. government by the wealthy.—n. Plu′tocrat.—adj. Plutocrat′ic.—ns. Plutol′ogist; Plutol′ogy the science of wealth: political economy.

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