moneyocracy

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moneyocracy

government or domination of society by the rich.

See also: Government, Money, Society

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Should we call it moneyocracy? This surely wasn't an election in a true democracy.

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Local activists spoke of the need for democratizing the Jewish "moneyocracy" system, which requires that machers give large sums to their local Jewish philanthropy before they can have a major say in policy.