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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (47116)11/12/2010 2:44:54 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
No. Plutocracy primarily refers to rule by the wealthy, and plutocratic refers to plutocracy. Originally just to rule by an oligarchy, later to other forms of political power derived from wealth.



To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (47116)11/12/2010 2:45:29 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
No. Plutocracy primarily refers to rule by the wealthy, and plutocratic refers to plutocracy. Originally just to rule by an oligarchy, later to other forms of political power derived from wealth. The word may be used in other ways, but that's its primary meaning.


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