'Plutocracy' definitions:
Definition of 'plutocracy'
From: WordNet
noun
A political system governed by the wealthy people
Definition of 'Plutocracy'
From: GCIDE
- Plutocracy \Plu*toc"ra*cy\ (pl[-u]*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr. ploutokrati`a; plou^tos wealth + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, fr. krato`s strength: cf. F. plutocratie.] A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men. [1913 Webster]