plutocracy
21plutocracy — Rulership by the wealthy or elite …
22plutocracy — /pluˈtɒkrəsi / (say plooh tokruhsee) noun (plural plutocracies) 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… …
23plutocracy — n. government by wealthy class. ♦ plutocrat, n. ♦ plutocratic, a. ♦ plutolatry, n. worship of riches. ♦ plutology, n. study of wealth …
24plutocracy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a government by the wealthy. b a State governed in this way. 2 a wealthy eacutelite or ruling class. Derivatives: plutocratic adj. plutocratically adv. Etymology: Gk ploutokratia f. ploutos wealth + CRACY …
25plutocratic — plutocracy ► NOUN (pl. plutocracies) 1) government by the wealthy. 2) a society governed by the wealthy. 3) an elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth. DERIVATIVES plutocratic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek ploutos wealth + krat …
26History of Ecuador — This is the history of Ecuador. See also the history of South America and the history of present day nations and states.Pre Columbian EcuadorEcuador offers little archeological evidence of its pre Hispanic civilizations. Nonetheless, its most… …
27Richard F. Pettigrew — Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848 October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was a U.S. Senator from… …
28William Graham Sumner — (October 30, 1840 – April 12, 1910) was an American academic and professor at Yale College. For many years he had a reputation as one of the most influential teachers there. He was a polymath with numerous books and essays on American history,… …
29Nazi propaganda and the United Kingdom — The position of Nazi propaganda towards the United Kingdom and its inhabitants changed over time. Prior to 1938, while Hitler tried to court Britain into an alliance, his propaganda praised the British as proficient Aryan imperialists. Later, as… …
30oligarchy — oligarchy, aristocracy, plutocracy are comparable when they mean government by, or a state governed by, the few. The terms are often applied to governments or states that are ostensibly monarchies or republics but are, in the opinion of the user …
