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howard stateman ([personal profile] howeird) wrote2006-08-24 11:50 pm

Plutochracy

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

Plutocracy

[identity profile] bigcatroary.livejournal.com 2006-08-25 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Plutocracy was recently downgraded to Government by the lower middle class. Can you check on the definition of Uranusocracy?