Plutocracy
nOne word substitutionWord familySynonymSSC PYQ × 19प्लूटॉक्रसि
A type of government where power is held by the wealthiest members of society
A system of government by the wealthy class
government by the wealthy
धनवानों द्वारा शासन
धनिकतंत्र
The reformers warned that the republic was sliding into a plutocracy.
In a plutocracy, policy follows money.
Critics feared that the country was sliding into a plutocracy.
Daily use: Jahan paisa hi faisla kare, wo plutocracy hai.
Plutocracy में 'plus' सुनिए — जिनके पास पैसा plus-plus है, वही राज करें। '-cracy' यानी शासन, जैसे democracy में; plutocracy यानी धनवानों का शासन।
Hear 'plus' in PLUTO-cracy: those whose money is plus-plus rule the country. '-cracy' means rule, as in democracy (rule of the people), so plutocracy is rule by the wealthy.
'Cracy' family साथ रखिए: plutocracy (धनी), democracy (जनता), oligarchy (कुछ लोग), theocracy (धर्मगुरु), meritocracy (योग्य लोग)।
Keep the '-cracy' family together: Plutocracy (the rich), Democracy (the people), Oligarchy (a few), Theocracy (religious leaders), Meritocracy (the able).
SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it
- A government run by the wealthy peopleSSC CHSL Pre 2021
- Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A political system based on the rule of the wealthy'.SSC CGL Pre 2025
- Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A government ruled by the wealthy.'SSC · before 2018
- Government by the wealthySSC · before 2018