Aristocracy
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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.Aristocracy meaning & definition 1 of Aristocracy.
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Were small amounts of privileged members rule over peasants usually. Lots of time they were born into power.See 16-18th century Poland, all of Europe mostly in the middle ages etc. The opposite of democracy. Roots came from the ancient Greeks. [The French revolution] was mainly focused on stopping the [aristocratic] government in France by letting every person have a political influence to some degree. Basically a bunch of glorified pricks ruling due to wealth or being born into the position of power ruling and being dicks to everyone else.
Aristocracy meaning & definition 2 of Aristocracy.
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a class of people who hold high social rank:
Aristocracy meaning & definition 3 of Aristocracy.
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The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
Aristocracy meaning & definition 4 of Aristocracy.