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1. (n.) aristocracy
a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the hereditary nobility.
2. aristocracy
a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
3. aristocracy
government by the best or most able people in the state.
4. aristocracy
a governing body composed of the best or most able people.
5. aristocracy
any class or group regarded as superior because of education, ability, or wealth.
Etymology: (1555–65; (< MF aristocratie) < ML aristocracia < Gk aristokratía=aristo(s) best, noblest +-kratia-ceacy)
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| Definition of 'aristocracy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nobility, aristocracy
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
2. (noun) gentry, aristocracy
the most powerful members of a society
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| Definition of 'aristocracy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) aristocracy
government by the best citizens
2. (noun) aristocracy
a ruling body composed of the best citizens
3. (noun) 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
4. (noun) 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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Sense: in some countries, the nobility and others of the highest social class, who usually own land.
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 Afrikaans: aristokrasie |
 Arabic: أرِسْتوقْراطِيَّه، حُكومَ |
 Bulgarian: аристокрация |
 Brazilian: aristocracia |
 Czech: aristokracie,šlechta |
 German: die Aristokratie |
 Danish: aristokrati; overklasse |
 Greek: αριστοκρατία |
 Spanish: aristocracia |
 Estonian: aristokraatia |
 Farsi: طبقۀ اشراف |
 Finnish: ylimystö |
 French: aristocratie |
 Hebrew: מִשְטַר אַרִיסטוֹקְרָאטִי |
 Hindi: अभिजात वर्ग |
 Croatian: aristokracija |
 Hungarian: arisztokrácia |
 Indonesian: ningrat, aristokrasi, ken |
 Icelandic: aðall |
 Italian: aristocrazia |
 Japanese: 貴族階級 |
 Korean: 귀족 |
 Lithuanian: aristokratija |
 Latvian: aristokrātija |
 Malay: golongan bangsawan |
 Dutch: aristocratie |
 Norwegian: aristokrati, overklasse |
 Polish: arystokracja |
 Persian: طبقۀ اشراف |
 Pashto: د اشرافو طبقه |
 Portuguese: aristocracia |
 Romanian: aristocraţie |
 Russian: аристократия |
 Slovak: aristokracia |
 Slovenian: aristokracija |
 Serbian: aristokratija (plemstvo) |
 Swedish: aristokrati |
 Thai: ชนชั้นสูง |
 Turkish: soylular sınıfı, aristokr |
 Taiwanese: 貴族階級 |
 Ukrainian: аристократія |
 Urdu: اشرافیہ ، امیر طبقہ |
 Vietnamese: tầng lớp quí tộc |
 Chinese: 贵族 |
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