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Aristocracy

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(1):

(n.) A ruling body composed of the best citizens.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.

(4):

(n.) Government by the best citizens.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Aristocracy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/aristocracy.html. 1828.
 
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