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plutocracy

noun / ploo-TOK-ruh-see / Hard
Meaning

Government or control of a State by the wealthy; a ruling class whose power derives from riches.

Origin / Etymology

From Greek 'ploutos' (wealth) and 'kratos' (rule, power).

Synonyms
oligarchy of wealth moneyed elite plutarchy aristocracy of riches
Antonyms
democracy egalitarianism meritocracy populism
Example Sentence
"Reformers warned that unregulated electoral funding could turn a democracy into a plutocracy dominated by corporate donors."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Deploy in GS Paper 2 answers on electoral funding, electoral bonds, and money power in politics, and in essays on inequality. A sharp word for arguments about how concentration of wealth distorts representative government and undermines political equality.

Relevant Subjects
Polity
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