aristocracy
form of government in which power is in the hands of a small, privileged, ruling class
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Summary
aristocracy is a form of government[1]. aristocracy draws 9,775 Wikipedia views per month (form of government category, ranking #25 of 143).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: form of state[3], social class[4]
- Subclass of: oligarchy[5], state system[6]
- Part of: Plato's five regimes[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aristocracy[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[9], Encyclopedic Lexicon[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], New International Encyclopedia[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[16], Meyer’s Universum, Zwölfter Band[17]
- Partially coincident with: nobility[18]
- Native label: ἀριστοκρατίᾱ[19]
- Practiced by: aristocrat[20]
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Influence
Things named for aristocracy include aristocrat[21], a social class[22].
Why It Matters
aristocracy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] aristocracy is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for aristocracy include aristocrat[21], a social class[22].