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Plutocracy  n.  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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"Plutocracy" Quotes from Famous Books



... opulence, affluence, riches, fortune, competence. Associated Words: economics, Pluto, plutocracy, plutology, chrysology, chrematistics, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... during the experimental stage; and in any case the strength of mind needed for so momentous a new departure could not be fairly expected from the Stock Exchange. It will have to be handled by statesmen with character enough to tell our democracy and plutocracy that statecraft does not consist in flattering their follies or applying their suburban standards of propriety to the affairs of four continents. The matter must be taken up either by the State or by some organization strong enough to ...
— Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion • George Bernard Shaw


Words linked to "Plutocracy" :   plutocratic, form of government, plutocratical


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