plutocracy
the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
Origin of plutocracy
1Words Nearby plutocracy
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How to use plutocracy in a sentence
From the stands high above the race track in Jeddah last weekend, racing fan Sarhan did not see a plutocracy.
Saudi Arabia Faces Accusations of ‘Sportswashing.’ For Young Saudis, It’s a Chance to Enjoy New Freedoms | Vivienne Walt / Jeddah | December 10, 2021 | TimeIn the large cities the urbanized working class were slaves to a plutocracy.
American politics has ceased to function as a rising democracy and come to resemble an emerging plutocracy.
Dawn of the Age of Oligarchy: the Alliance between Government and the 1% | Joel Kotkin | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, at this pace Smith brings the reader right around to the conflicts of Soviet old, but mutated thanks to added plutocracy.
Into Russia’s Dark Soul: The Serial Pleasures of Martin Cruz Smith | Sarah Weinman | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe apologists for plutocracy are content this week to use anti-racism as their debating tool.
You Can't Wish Away the Facts About Immigration Amnesty | David Frum | May 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
(p. 76) In the realm of politics, however, plutocracy can buy itself more substantial rewards.
Thus the descendants of the feudal aristocracy were pushed aside by the modern plutocracy.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherBecause the danger of plutocracy forced itself on the people.
Ethics in Service | William Howard TaftThe American plutocracy has developed upon a superstructure of Puritanism, and therefore, in America, hypocrisy is necessary.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairShe wants to make me the stepping-stone to social success; she sighs for the purple penetralia of the plutocracy.
Have we not seen the democratic form of government lend itself to ill-concealed plutocracy in Europe and America?
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
British Dictionary definitions for plutocracy
/ (pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ) /
the rule or control of society by the wealthy
a state or government characterized by the rule of the wealthy
a class that exercises power by virtue of its wealth
Origin of plutocracy
1Derived forms of plutocracy
- plutocratic (ˌpluːtəˈkrætɪk) or plutocratical, adjective
- plutocratically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for plutocracy
[ (plooh-tok-ruh-see) ]
Government by the rich. The term is usually one of reproach.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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