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What type of government is controlled by a few wealthy people

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knows as plutocracy

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PLUTOCRACY: kind of oligarchy (government of a few), where the political power is in hand of what they hold the greatest wealth of the state,

This means that people who possess the greatest material resources, also hold political power.

It comes from PLUTO, the Greek god of wealth.

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