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单词 plantocracy
释义

plantocracy

noun

plan·​to·​cra·​cy plan-ˈtä-krə-sē How to pronounce plantocracy (audio)
1
: a ruling class made up of planters
2
: government by planters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His appointment in 1960 as the first regular Black captain of the West Indies team ended the monopoly of the region’s white plantocracy. Huw Richards, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2020

Word History

Etymology

planter + -o- + -cracy

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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