Plutocracy Definition

plo͝o-tŏkrə-sē
plutocracies
noun
Government by the wealthy.
Webster's New World
A group of wealthy people who control or influence a government.
Webster's New World
A government or state in which the wealthy rule.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Plutocracy

Noun

Singular:
plutocracy
Plural:
plutocracies

Origin of Plutocracy

  • From Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratia, “rule of the wealthy"), from πλουτοκρατέω (ploutokrateō, “I rule through wealth"), from πλοῦτος (ploutos, “wealth") + κρατέω (krateō, “I rule") (from κράτος (kratos, “power", “might")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek ploutokratiā ploutos wealth pleu- in Indo-European roots -kratiā -cracy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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