Aristocracy vs. Plutocracy — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Aristocracy and Plutocracy
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Aristocracy
Aristocracy (Greek: ἀριστοκρατία aristokratía, from ἄριστος aristos 'excellent', and κράτος, kratos 'rule') is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning 'rule of the best'.At the time of the word's origins in ancient Greece, the Greeks conceived it as rule by the best-qualified citizens—and often contrasted it favorably with monarchy, rule by an individual.
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Plutocracy
A plutocracy (Greek: πλοῦτος, ploutos, 'wealth' and κράτος, kratos, 'power') or plutarchy is a society that is ruled or controlled by people of great wealth or income. The first known use of the term in English dates from 1631.
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Aristocracy
The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices
Members of the aristocracy
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Plutocracy
Government by the wealthy.
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Aristocracy
A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
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Plutocracy
A wealthy class that controls a government.
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Aristocracy
Government by a ruling class.
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Plutocracy
A government or state in which the wealthy rule.
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Aristocracy
A state or country having this form of government.
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Plutocracy
Government by the wealthy.
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Aristocracy
Government by the citizens deemed to be best qualified to lead.
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Plutocracy
A controlling class of the wealthy.
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Aristocracy
A state having such a government.
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Plutocracy
A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men.
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Aristocracy
A group or class considered superior to others.
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Plutocracy
A political system governed by the wealthy people
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Aristocracy
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
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Aristocracy
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
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Aristocracy
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
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Aristocracy
Government by the best citizens.
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Aristocracy
A ruling body composed of the best citizens.
In the SenateRight not our quest in this, I will protest themTo all the world, no aristocracy.
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Aristocracy
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.
The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach.
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Aristocracy
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.
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Aristocracy
A privileged class holding hereditary titles
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Aristocracy
The most powerful members of a society
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