aristocracy
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definition
noun
the ancient Polish aristocracy had hereditary right to elect the king
the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
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the ancient Polish 'aristocracy' had hereditary right to elect the king
The Ottoman system had no hereditary 'aristocracy' , and its rulers worked hard to make sure that one did not arise.
But the structure created is one again of an 'aristocracy' of corporate executives, with the majority of ‘opportunity’ the ability to sell your labor.
Oddly enough, the benefits he conferred upon the common people had the result of weakening the 'aristocracy' , the social class from which he came.
Corporate people are capitalism's new 'aristocracy' .
This step was taken much earlier in London, where the Philharmonic Society was founded by an élite of the 'aristocracy' , gentry, City, and professions in 1813.
Both argued that irrespective of the form of government, be it monarchy, 'aristocracy' , or democracy, a relatively compact minority always ruled.
Scott's casual attitude to debt was certainly closer to that of the 'aristocracy' than the middle class.
Much of the native Kentucky racing establishment resent the perceived dilution of racing's 'aristocracy' .
From its inception, it was meant to ward off the emergence of a hereditary 'aristocracy' in the United States.
Classes are obvious - there were the 'aristocracy' , the middle class or bourgeois, and of course the peasantry or rustic class.
The two could no longer coexist and it was therefore a class struggle between the Southern slaveholding 'aristocracy' and the Northern capitalist democracy.
The marketing gurus have been the 'aristocracy' of the sales-marketing community.
Highly prized de luxe models continued to be commissioned by the 'aristocracy' and members of the bourgeoisie.
Some openly praised the virtues of aristocracy, though they made clear that they opposed hereditary 'aristocracy' .
Nor, despite their republicanism, did they seek the destruction of 'aristocracy' .
They seem to contain many popular beliefs and customs, perhaps as practiced by the non-Aryan locals, and were later accepted by the 'aristocracy' and the priestly class.
Aristotle pointed out in his book of lectures The Politics and in his studies of constitutions that 'aristocracy' as an ideal too often degenerated into either oligarchy, the rule of the powerful, or plutocracy, the rule of the rich.
Although he is descended from Russian 'aristocracy' , he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
This makes William Wallace less of an historical oddity for not being a member of the 'aristocracy' when he staged his famous rebellion.
high-level technocrats make up a large part of this “technical 'aristocracy'.”
From its founder, the landed Lady Eve Balfour, onwards, the organisation has often found its supporters among the upper-middle classes and landed 'aristocracy' .
These groups were the intelligentsia, civil servants, the labour 'aristocracy' , and successful petty producers.
members of the 'aristocracy'
The tremendous pressure placed on Louisville workers to cater to the horse 'aristocracy' was not limited to industries in direct contact with race fans.
John Woodcock watched as final farewells were said to a respected member of the 'aristocracy' .
Until the twentieth century, the primary patrons of churches and monasteries were the 'aristocracy' , the only group in society who possessed the means to sponsor such projects.
A great many collectors from the upper 'aristocracy' or rich middle classes called on her skill.
Tolstoy foresaw the end of the 'aristocracy' in Russian society.
Aristotle produced a complex taxonomy of constitutions, the three main types of which are monarchy, 'aristocracy' , and democracy.
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