Timocracy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timocracy is a noun meaning (Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
Meaning
(Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
More Meanings
- (Aristotelianism) A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.
Word Forms
- timocracies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include timocrat, nomocracy, optimacy, teleocracy, kratocracy, polycracy.
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