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plu·toc·ra·cy    Audio Help   [ploo-tok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -cies.
1.the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2.a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3.a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.

[Origin: 1645–55; < Gk ploutokratía, equiv. to ploûto(s) wealth + -kratia -cracy]
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