/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 ]