n. 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. [Greek ploutokratiā : ploutos, wealth; see pleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -kratiā, -cracy.] pluto·crat′ (pltə-krăt′) n. plu′to·cratic, plu′to·crati·cal adj. plu′to·crati·cal·ly adv. |
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