Definition of "plutocracy" [plu•toc•ra•cy]

• Government by the wealthy. (noun)
• A wealthy class that controls a government. (noun)
• A government or state in which the wealthy rule. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Bury The term plutocracy is generally used to describe these two distinct concepts: one of a historical nature and one of a modern political nature."
• "He was opposed to what he called plutocracy, a maldistribution of wealth."
• "He hated what he called the plutocracy, but no individual rich man."