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phys·io·crat | \ ˈfi-zē-ə-ˌkrat 
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\Definition of physiocrat
: a member of a school of political economists founded in 18th century France and characterized chiefly by a belief that government policy should not interfere with the operation of natural economic laws and that land is the source of all wealth
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physiocratic \ ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈkra-tik \ adjective, often capitalized
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