Plutochracy

[howeird]

from www.m-w.com:

Main Entry: plu·toc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: plü-'tä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
Etymology: Greek ploutokratia, from ploutos wealth; akin to Greek plein to sail, float
1 : government by the wealthy
2 : a controlling class of the wealthy
- plu·to·crat /'plü-t&-"krat/ noun
- plu·to·crat·ic /"plü-t&-'kra-tik/ adjective
- plu·to·crat·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Comments

Re: Plutocracy

[howeird]

Yes, plutocracy has been downgraded, it is now at poverty level. All the textbooks will have to be re-written. Bush/Cheney are now Neptunocrats (though they still have their heads up Uranus).