plutocracy

noun

1. 富豪统治；财阀当政
   government by the richest people of a country
2. 富豪统治的国家
   a country governed by the richest people in it

1. N-COUNT 富豪（或财阀）统治的国家；富豪（或财阀）统治阶级
   A plutocracy is a country which is ruled by its wealthiest people, or a class of wealthy people who rule a country.
   1. Financial, not moral, considerations will prevail in a plutocracy.
      在富豪当政的国家里，人们见利忘义。

1. Financial, not moral, considerations will prevail in a plutocracy.
   在富豪当政的国家里，人们见利忘义。
2. In an age of plutocracy, what could be more fitting than a dynastic contest for the White House?
   在一个富豪统治时代，白宫宝座的角逐在两个政治王朝之间展开，还有比这更搭的组合吗？
3. It's time we put an end to plutocracy.
   到了该终结财阀统治的时候了。
4. Further, it will hasten the demise of China's remaining state-owned industries and the creation of a plutocracy. The agricultural surplus was taken over almost in its entirety by the ruler.
   再者，该法将催促中国剩余的国有资产缩水，催生财阀阶层。剩余农产品几乎全被统治者囊括一空。
5. If only millionaires can afford to run for office, we shall quickly become a plutocracy.
   如果只有大富豪才负担得起公职的竞选，我们将很快变成富豪政治。
6. Where by design or accident, Britain has chosen to be the service center for the global plutocracy.
   不知是出于精心策划还是纯属偶然，英国已经成为了全球财阀们的服务中心。

noun

1. a political system governed by the wealthy people