dollarocracy

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noun

Rule by the wealthy; plutocracy.

OriginAncient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) ← Proto-Indo-European *kret- ← English dollar →
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Meanings

noundollarocracy (usually uncountable, plural dollarocracys)

plural dollarocracys

  1. uncountableusuallyRule by the wealthy; plutocracy.
  2. uncountableusuallyA region or state ruled by the wealthy

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  11. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  12. Englishdollarocracy

From dollar + -ocracy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dollarocracy

democracyaristocracyautocracyadhocracyalbocracyalgocracyAmericanocracyandrocracyargentocracyarithmocracyatheocracyboobocracychirocracychrysocracyclericocracyclerocracycorpocracycorporatocracycorruptocracycosmocracycottonocracycritocracycryptocracycyberocracy
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Cite this entry
APA

dollarocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarocracy

MLA

“dollarocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dollarocracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dollarocracy.

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