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timocracy
/tɪˈmɒkrəsi/
noun
Philosophy
1 A form of government in which possession of property is required in order to hold office.
2 A form of government in which rulers are motivated by ambition or love of honor.
Origin
Late
15th century: from Old French timocracie, via medieval Latin from Greek timokratia, from timē ‘honour, worth’ + -kratia ‘power’. timocracy (sense 1) reflects Aristotle's usage, timocracy (sense 2) Plato's.
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