plantocracy
noun
plan·to·cra·cy
plan-ˈtä-krə-sē 
1
: a ruling class made up of planters
2
: government by planters
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His appointment in 1960 as the first regular Black captain of the West Indies team ended the monopoly of the region’s white plantocracy.
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Huw Richards, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2020
Huw Richards, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2020
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“Plantocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantocracy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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