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aristocracy

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  1. 1. n. Government by the best citizens. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/nobles">nobles or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/chief">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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/privileged">privileged class holding hereditary titles Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the most powerful members of a society Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n:100 n a class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/privileged">privileged class holding hereditary titles n the most powerful members of a society Source: ecdict

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