Aristocracy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
  • n. Government by a ruling class.
  • n. A state or country having this form of government.
  • n. Government by the citizens deemed to be best qualified to lead.
  • n. A state having such a government.
  • n. A group or class considered superior to others.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class
  • n. Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
  • n. A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Government by the best citizens.
  • n. A ruling body composed of the best citizens.
  • 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. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Government by the best men in the state; a governing body composed of the best men in the state.
  • n. A form of government in which the supreme power is exercised by those members of the state who are distinguished by their rank and opulence.
  • n. A body of persons holding exceptional prescriptive rank or privileges; specifically, a class of hereditary nobility; the nobles of a country and those nearly related to them.
  • n. Persons noted for superiority in any character or quality, taken collectively: as, the aristocracy of wealth or of culture.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the most powerful members of a society
  • n. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
    • Cross Reference
    nobility   
    Form
    bunyip aristocracy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    oligarchy    quality   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    autocracy    bureaucracy    democracy    hypocrisy    theocracy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nobility    monarchy    democracy    ruler    aristocrat   
     
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