PLUTOCRACY


Meaning of PLUTOCRACY in English

/plooh tok"reuh see/ , n. , pl. plutocracies .

1. the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.

2. a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.

3. a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.

[ 1645-55; ploutokratía, equiv. to ploûto ( s ) wealth + -kratia -CRACY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .