plutocracy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Government by the wealthy.
2. (countable, uncountable) A controlling class of the wealthy.

Synonyms

aristocracy

plutarchy

Translations

ploutocratie

plutocracia

plutocracia

plutocrazia

Plutokratie

plutocratie

Plutocratie

plutokrasi

πλουτοκρατία

plutocràcia

zenginerki

Geldherrschaft

plütokrat

servet sahipleri sınıfı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pluːˈtɒkɹəsi/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratía, “rule of the wealthy”), from πλουτοκρατέω (ploutokratéō, “I rule through wealth”), from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth”) + κρατέω (kratéō, “I rule”) (from κράτος (krátos, “power”, “might”)).