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timocracy
[ tahy-mok-ruh-see ]
noun
- a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
- a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.
timocracy
/ ˌtaɪməˈkrætɪk; taɪˈmɒkrəsɪ /
noun
- a political unit or system in which possession of property serves as the first requirement for participation in government
- a political unit or system in which love of honour is deemed the guiding principle of government
Derived Forms
- timocratic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù¾±Â·³¾´Ç·³¦°ù²¹³Ù·¾±³¦ [tahy-m, uh, -, krat, -ik], ³Ù¾±î€…m´Ç·³¦°ù²¹³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of timocracy1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of timocracy1
Example Sentences
The mercantile Free Cities of Essos each fall somewhere on the spectrum of oligarchy/plutocracy/timocracy/thalassocracy.
The bets at the centre of the investigation were against Acosta, who was pulled up when 14-1 for a handicap hurdle at Huntingdon in May 2011; Jezza, fourth of 13 when 7-1 for a maiden hurdle at Newton Abbot in June 2011; and Timocracy, ninth of 13 when 12-1 for a handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in July the same year.
First below that comes timocracy, or the government of those who are ambitious for power and place.
Timocracy, tÄ«-mok′rÄ-si, n. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is a necessary qualification for office.—adj.
Between the Eupatrid oligarchy and the rule of Peisistratus there comes the timocracy of Solon.
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