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plutocracy

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plutocrat

Main Entry:: plu·toc·ra·cy
Pronunciation:: \plü-ˈtä-krə-sē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural plu·toc·ra·cies
Etymology:: Greek ploutokratia, from ploutos wealth; akin to Greek plein to sail, float — more at flow
Date:: 1652

1 : government by the wealthy 2 : a controlling class of the wealthy

— plu·to·crat

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\ˈplü-tə-ˌkrat\ noun

— plu·to·crat·ic

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\ˌplü-tə-ˈkra-tik\ adjective

— plu·to·crat·i·cal·ly

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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