PLUTOCRACY


Meaning of PLUTOCRACY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a government by the wealthy. b a State governed in this way. 2 a wealthy élite or ruling class. plutocratic adj. plutocratically adv.

[ Gk ploutokratia f. ploutos wealth + -CRACY ]

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