Look up: aristocracy

1. Aristocracy
   a government or state ruled by an elite or privileged class; from the Greek word meaning rule of the best, aristokratia.
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2. 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...
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3. 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...
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4. 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;...
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5. 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]
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6. 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 ...
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7. aristocracy
   
   • a privileged class holding hereditary titles
   • the most powerful members of a society
   
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8. aristocracy
   A form of government in which a minority rules under the law.
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9. 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 ...
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10. 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...
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11. 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...
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12. 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 with the sovereign over their respective ri...
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13. Aristocracy
    `Aristocracy` (Greek ἀριστοκρατία aristokratía, from ἄριστος aristos "excellent," and κράτος kratos "power"), is a form of government in which the best qualified citizen...
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