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ptochocracy

US/toʊˈkɑkɹəsi/

ptochocracy noun: a society or system ruled and dominated by the poor.

Noun

ptochocracy (plural ptochocracies)

  1. A society or system ruled and dominated by the poor.
    • Here we see ... two persons, the lord of the pitiful town of Newton, in the isle of Wight, and him of Old Sarum, Wiltshire, where there is not a house, send in as many members as the inestimable wealth of the city of London, in which the livery, who are the legal electors are 8,000; and the persons...1774, James Burgh, Political Disquisition
    Antonyms:
    plutocracy

Antonyms of ptochocracy

Forms of ptochocracy

pluralptochocracies

Origin of ptochocracy

From Ancient Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós, “beggar, poor”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).

Questions about ptochocracy

What does ptochocracy mean?
Ptochocracy means a society or system ruled and dominated by the poor.
What part of speech is ptochocracy?
Ptochocracy is a noun.
How do you pronounce ptochocracy?
Ptochocracy is pronounced /toʊˈkɑkɹəsi/ (US).
What is the plural of ptochocracy?
The plural of ptochocracy is ptochocracies.

Words near ptochocracy in the dictionary

  1. PTM
  2. PTMI
  3. PTMS
  4. PTO
  5. ptochocracies
  6. ptochocracy
  7. ptochologist
  8. ptochologists
  9. ptochology
  10. PTOL
  11. Ptolemaean

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