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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 Words From
- ti·mo·crat·ic [tahy-m, uh, -, krat, -ik], timo·crati·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of timocracy1
Word 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, tī-mok′rā-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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