| 词汇 | plutocracy |
| 释义 | plutocracy noun uk /pluːˈtɒk.rə.si/ us /pluːˈtɑː.krə.si/ plutocracynoun (SYSTEM)[ U ] a system of government in which the richest people in a country rule or have power: 财阀当政，富豪统治 It's time we put an end to plutocracy.到了该终结财阀统治的时候了。 [ C ] a country where the richest people have power富豪（或财阀）统治的国家 Systems of government absolutism advanced capitalism ancien régime anti-apartheid anti-communism democrat democratic democratically democratization democratize junta kakistocracy kleptocracy kleptocratic majority rule plutocratic police state post-apartheid pre-fascist pure democracy plutocracynoun (PEOPLE)[ S, + sing/pl verb ] the richest people in a country who have power in it富豪（或财阀）统治阶级 Rich people advantaged baller beautiful champagne socialist deb elite gilded laird magnate millionairess moneybags multi-millionairess preppy scion socialite squattocracy squillionaire the beautiful peopleidiom the jet set yuppify Examples of plutocracyplutocracy Before the week after next —though not if we can help it—he will he guided by a sort of neo-plutocracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot help feeling that a meritocracy is a much more dangerous thing than a plutocracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A plutocracy has a certain fluidity, where it is possible for people to move from one class to another, which a meritocracy does not have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then the plutocracy and the rulers will make common cause and attack you. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say that we merit the title of a plutocracy if we think that everything can be righted by money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is not right that there should be no limit whatever on plutocracy in the pursuit of votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would it not be a plutocracy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The real argument is about those children who, given the economic forces involved, will want to go out into the market to earn money and join the happy teenage plutocracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see much plutocracy there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exploiters referred to in the stated goals of the committee were capitalists and political allies of what was called plutocracy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He warned that the proper balance between private and public enterprise is menaced by socialism, on the one hand, and by plutocracy, on the other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although aristocratic values permeated traditional elite society, a strong tendency toward plutocracy is indicated by the wealth requirements for census rank. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Elitists tend to favor systems such as meritocracy, technocracy and plutocracy as opposed to radical democracy, political egalitarianism and populism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Executive power and patronage have been used to corrupt our legislatures and defeat the will of the people, and plutocracy has thereby been enthroned upon the ruins of democracy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cost of political campaigning in representative democracies favors the rich, a form of plutocracy where only a very small number of individuals can actually affect government policy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of plutocracy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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