N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb]贵族(阶层)The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles. 贵族(阶层)
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educatedG.K. ChestertonNew York Times
An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is deadNancy MitfordNoblesse Oblige
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talentThomas JeffersonLetter to John Adams
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cracy ≈ rule by : aristocracy, democracy, meritocracy