Plutocracy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plutocracy \Plu*toc"ra*cy\ (pl[-u]*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr.
     ploutokrati`a; plou^tos wealth + kratei^n to be strong, to
     rule, fr. krato`s strength: cf. F. plutocratie.]
     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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plutocracy
       n : a political system governed by the wealthy people