plutocracy
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plutocracy
- /pluːˈtɒkɹəsi/ UK
- /pluːˈtɑːkɹəsi/ US
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From Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratía, “rule of the wealthy”), from πλουτοκρατέω (ploutokratéō, “I rule through wealth”), from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth”) + κρατέω (kratéō, “I rule”) (from κράτος (krátos, “power”, “might”)).
noun plutocracies · plousiocracy · ploutocracy
- Government by the wealthy. Plutocracy, which is virtually supreme to-day, is to be no less condemned ; for it is not only not just, bit is nearly as detrimental to the race at large as absolute socialism would be, if adopted […]
- A controlling class of the wealthy. “There are three big classes in society. First comes the Plutocracy, which is composed of wealthy bankers, railway magnates, corporation directors, and trust magnates. Second, is the middle class, your class, gentlemen, which is composed of farmers, merchants, small manufacturers, and professional m
Similar: argentocracy, tycoonocracy
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Similar: argentocracy, tycoonocracy
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noun government by the wealthy
| Español | plutocracia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금권 정치 geumgwon jeongchi |
| 日本語 | 金権政治 kinkenseiji |
| 中文 | 金權政治 /金权政治 jīn quán zhèngzhì, 財閥治國 /财阀治国 cáifázhìguó, 財閥政治 /财阀政治 cáifázhèngzhì |
| हिन्दी | धन-तंत्र dhan-tantra, प्लूटोक्रेसी plūṭokresī |
| Português | plutocracia |
| Français | ploutocratie |
| Deutsch | Plutokratie |
| Italiano | plutocrazia |
| Ελληνικά | πλουτοκρατία ploutokratía |
| Română | plutocrație |
| Русский | плутокра́тия plutokrátija |
| Tiếng Việt | chế độ tài phiệt |
| العربية | بلوتوقراطية blūtūqrāṭīya |
| עברית | פְּלוּטוֹקְרַטְיָה plutokrátya |
noun controlling class of the wealthy
| 中文 | 富豪階級 /富豪阶级 fùháo jiējí, 財閥 /财阀 cáifá, 財團 /财团 cáituán |
|---|---|
| Português | plutocracia |
| Français | ploutocratie |
| Deutsch | Plutokratie, Plutokraten |
| Ελληνικά | πλουτοκρατία ploutokratía |
| Русский | плутокра́тия plutokrátija |
Talk about this word "plutocracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plutocracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plutocracy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plutocracy "plutocracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plutocracy.Cite this
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title = {plutocracy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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