Today’s “Word of the Day” is “plutocracy“ and it is a noun meaning “a country that is ruled/controlled by the richest/wealthiest people; government by the richest/wealthiest people of a country”.
Example Sentence: Two American presidents, and cousins, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D Roosevelt, who are remembered, perhaps too generously, for standing up to big business and saving America from plutocracy.
stand up to (phrasal verb) – deny, confront, challenge, oppose, put up a fight against.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on trust busting Google: change is needed and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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