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PLUTOCRACY

government by the wealthy

The meaning of the word plutocracy is government by the wealthy.

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freebooterpirate
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship