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- noun
plutocracy (especially with (usually humorous) reference tosilver )
Etymologies
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argent ("silver") (from Latin argentum) + -o- (from Ancient Greek -ο-) + -cracy (from Ancient Greek κράτος (kratos, "power”, “might"))
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Government by money. (from Phrontistery)
May 22, 2008