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Aristocracy
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Aristocracy
a government or state ruled by an elite or privileged class; from the Greek word meaning rule of the best, aristokratia. Found op http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryi.html
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aristocracy
Social elite or system of political power associated with landed wealth, as in Western Europe; with monetary wealth, as in Carthage and Venice; or with religious superiority, as were the Brahmans in... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Aristocracy
Ar`is·toc'ra·cy noun ; plural Aristocracies [ Greek ...; ... best + ... to be strong, to rule, ... strength; ... is perhaps from the same root as English arm , and orig. meant fitting : confer French aristocratie . S... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/120
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Aristocracy
• (n.) A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy. • (n.) A ruling body composed of the best citizens. • (n.) Government by the best citizens. • (n.) The nobles or chief persons in a state;... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/aristocracy/
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aristocracy
government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those felt to be best qualified to rule.[34 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/100
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aristocracy
aristocracy, aristocraticism 1. Literally in Greek, the government of a state by its “best” citizens. 2. That form of government in which the chief power lies in the hands of those who are most distinguished by birth or fortune; political supremacy of a privileged order; oligarchy. 3. The class ... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2784/
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Aristocracy
Aristocracy (Greek ἀριστοκρατία aristokratía, from ἄριστος aristos "excellent," and κράτος kratos "power"), is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy
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aristocracy
- a privileged class holding hereditary titles
- the most powerful members of a society
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aristocracy
A form of government in which a minority rules under the law. Found op http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html
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aristocracy
aristocracy (ăr"istok'rusē) [Gr.,=rule by the best], in political science, government by a social elite. In the West the political concept of aristocracy derives from Plato's formulation in the Republic. The criteria on which aristocracy is based may vary greatly from society to ... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0804705.html
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Aristocracy
1. In its original and etymological meaning (Greek: aristos-best, kratos-power), the government by the best; and by extension, the class of the chief persons in a country. As the standards by which the best can be determined and selected may vary, it is difficult to give a general definition of this... Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/a.html
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Aristocracy
Aristocracy (from the Greek meaning best rule) is a form of government in which the sovereign power is vested in a small number of citizens who are theoretically the best qualified to rule, as opposed to monarchy, in which the supreme authority is vested in one person, and to democracy, in which the... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AA1.HTM
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aristocracy
Social elite or system of political power associated with landed wealth, as in Western Europe; with monetary wealth, as in Carthage and Venice; or with religious superiority, as were the Brahmans in India. Aristocracies are also usually associated with monarchy but have frequently been in conflict w... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0037819.html
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Aristocracy
[class] The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Gre... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy_(class)
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aristocracy
1) Aristocrats 2) Elite 3) Elite group 4) Landed gentry 5) Nobility 6) Nobles 7) Peers 8) Upper class Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/aristocracy/1
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