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plutocracy Noun pl -cies 1. government by the wealthy 2. a state ruled by the wealthy 3. a group that exercises power on account of its wealth [Greek ploutos wealth + -kratia rule] plutocratic adj plutocracy 1. the rule of the rich or wealthy. See also: Government
2. the rich or wealthy who govern under such a system. Also called plousiocracy. — plutocrat, n. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The Plutocracy owns sixty-seven billions of wealth. Peel's late conduct on the Catholic question, innocent of future gold-fields, and of that gorgeous plutocracy which has so nobly exalted the necessities of genteel life. 1830 England, nominally a monarchy, was in reality a plutocracy of about a hundred thousand men--landed nobles, gentry, and wealthy merchants--whose privileges dated back to fifteenth century conditions. |
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