( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012