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plu·toc·ra·cy  audio  (pl-tkr-s) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. plu·toc·ra·cies
  1. Government by the wealthy.
  2. A wealthy class that controls a government.
  3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek ploutokrati : ploutos, wealth; see pleu- in Indo-European roots + -krati, -cracy

OTHER FORMS:
pluto·crat  (plt-krt) KEY (Noun), pluto·cratic or pluto·crati·cal(Adjective), pluto·crati·cal·ly(Adverb)


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