plutocracy

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plutocracy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plutocracy \Plu*toc"ra*cy\ (pl[-u]*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr.
     ploutokrati`a; plou^tos wealth + kratei^n to be strong, to
     rule, fr. krato`s strength: cf. F. plutocratie.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

plutocracy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  plutocracy
      n 1: a political system governed by the wealthy people