单词 | moneyocracy |
释义 | moneyocracyn. Somewhat depreciative. The moneyed class as a dominant political force. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > of rich people plutocracy1777 moneyocracy1834 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 339 Which has at last precipitated the nation, bound hand and foot into the bonds of the shopocracy and moneyocracy. 1853 K. Marx Let. 22 July in N.Y. Tribune 8 Aug. 5/6 The aristocracy wanted to conquer it [sc. India], the moneyocracy to plunder it, and the millocracy to undersell it. a1865 R. Cobden in Daily News (1869) 16 Jan. 2/2 The aristocracy and landocracy and moneyocracy who govern our elections. 1989 Nation (Nexis) 30 Jan. 112 Local activists spoke of the need for democratizing the Jewish ‘moneyocracy’ system. 1998 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 20 Apr. 13 a If you also prefer democracy to moneyocracy, mail your own checks to President Clinton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834 |
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