aristocracy Antonyms

Meaning of aristocracy

Wordnet

aristocracy (n)

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

the most powerful members of a society

Webster

aristocracy (n.)

Government by the best citizens.

A ruling body composed of the best citizens.

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.

The nobles or 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.

FAQs About the word aristocracy

a privileged class holding hereditary titles, the most powerful members of a societyGovernment by the best citizens., A ruling body composed of the best citizen

nobility, gentry, elite, gentility,society, gentlefolks, gentlefolk, patriciate, upper class, quality

(the) people, proletarians, peasantry, (the) public, peasantry, commoners, proletariat, commoners, (the) masses, (the) crowd

The British aristocracy is one of the oldest and most well-known noble classes in the world.

In ancient Rome, the aristocracy held immense power and influence over political affairs.

The French Revolution sought to dismantle the aristocracy and establish equality among citizens.

The Russian aristocracy enjoyed extravagant lifestyles in the grand palaces of St. Petersburg and Moscow.