plutocracy

• n. 富豪統治，富豪統治集團

pluto-,財富，-cracy,統治，詞源同democracy.

plutocracy (n.)

1650s, from Greek ploutokratia "rule or power of the wealthy or of wealth," from ploutos "wealth" (see Pluto) + -kratia "rule" (see -cracy). Synonym plutarchy is slightly older (1640s). Pluto-democracy "plutocracy masquerading as democracy" is from 1895.

1. Financial, not moral, considerations will prevail in a plutocracy.

在富豪當政的國家裏，人們見利忘義。

來自辭典例句

2. The most prolific of the debunkers of the plutocracy was Gustavus Myers.

揭發富豪統治集團的作家中,最多產的是古斯塔夫斯·邁爾斯.

來自辭典例句

3. If only millionaires can afford to run for office, we shall quickly become a plutocracy.

如果隻有大富豪才負擔得起公職的競選, 我們將很快變成富豪政治.

來自互聯網