plutocracy
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9.0
- noun
- /pluˈtɑkrəsi/
- Literature
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plutocracia
- Meanwhile, the US continues to slip further from its promise and into plutocracy with an authoritarian flavor.
- attack on the plutocracy
- plutocracy and upper
Examples
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In a plutocracy, the wealthy elite have significant influence over legislation and policy decisions.
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"In short, the United States isn't a democracy but a plutocracy.
Academic text (2002) -
Obama tried to lead the nation out of a plutocracy... so far, they are winning.
Blog text (7) -
Earnings per share and the wealth of the plutocracy are all that count.
Blog text (23) -
Now my opinion is that both parties constitute one massive plutocracy. Period.
Blog text (1) -
Money spent by the plutocracy influences the attitudes and votes of the people.
Blog text (22) -
Initially, the muckraking journalists directed their attacks against the plutocracy and the business class in an attempt to expose corruption.
Academic text (1993) -
The USA is overpopulated with a criminal plutocracy that should and must be eradicated before honest advances can be made.
Blog text (12) -
New York was a spoiled, conceited city run by gangsters and the plutocracy; and its offspring, Chicago and Los Angeles, were no better.
Fiction book (1997) -
Critics argue that the country is becoming a plutocracy where money dictates political power.
Synonyms
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A system where the rich have most money and power and benefit most from growth
Antonyms
How Oligarchic
Surface Forms
Morphology
plutocracy = pluto + cracy
The word is a learned classical formation from 'pluto-' ('wealth') plus '-cracy' ('rule'), but these bound forms are not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Plutocracy comes from Greek roots ploutos meaning 'wealth' and kratos meaning 'power' or 'rule', the same root as in democracy. So a plutocracy is a system where the rich have the power to make decisions.