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/əˈristəˌkrat/,
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aristocrats, plural;
  1. A member of the aristocracy
    • - an aristocrat by birth
  2. Something believed to be the best of its kind
    • - the trout is the aristocrat of freshwater fish
  1. (aristocracy) nobility: a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  2. (aristocracy) gentry: the most powerful members of a society
  3. (aristocratic) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; " ...
  4. Aristocrats is a 1999 Television series, based on the biography by Stella Tillyard. The series consists of six episodes of 50 minutes each and was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC, starting on 22 June 1999. ...
  5. The Aristocrats is a 2005 documentary film about the famous dirty joke of the same name. It was conceived and produced by comedians Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, edited by Emery Emery, and released to theaters by THINKFilm. ...
  6. The Aristocrats (also known as The Debonaires or The Sophisticates in some tellings) is an exceptionally transgressive dirty joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. ...
  7. Aristocracy (from Greek ἄριστος aristos "excellent," and κράτος kratos "power"), is a form of government in which a few of the most prominent citizens rule. The term was derived from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". ...
  8. (Aristocrat (company)) Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian company, which has its administrative centre in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde, although the majority of its research and development is also done at its North Ryde site. ...
  9. (Aristocrat (Dungeons & Dragons)) This is a list of alternate base character classes to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. As base classes rather than prestige classes, they can be taken by newly created characters without need for any prerequisites.
  10. (aristocracy) The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class; Government by such a class, or a state with such a government; A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
  11. (aristocracy) a governing body or upper class usually made up of nobility; privileged class
  12. (Aristocracy) A privileged social class who own a large share of a society's wealth, prestige, educational attainment and political influence acquired mostly through gift or inheritance from a long line of privileged and cultivated ancestors. ...
  13. (Aristocracy) A ruling system based on social class, wealth and noble birth
  14. (Aristocracy) Political theory that advocates the rule of "the best" whom it identifies, generally, with a hereditary upper class.  Contrast: autocracy, democracy, oligarchy.
  15. (Aristocracy) a type of Greek government in which only the top members of society exercise authority. The word translates power in the hands of the best.
  16. (Aristocracy) may be natural, hereditary, or elective. The first is found only among simple and primitive people; the second is the worst of all governments; the third, where the power is given to the wisest, to those who have more time for public affairs, is the best and the most natural of all ...
  17. (aristocracy) Rule by "the best," usually a privileged class with special responsibilities for the public welfare. Plato, for example, defended as ideal a system of government in which carefully educated individuals were permitted to make wise decisions on behalf of the society as a whole. ...
  18. (aristocracy) man-made class who do not own any resources, but who claim the property of others through parasitic relationships.
  19. (Aristocrat) Brand name of cards manufactured by U.S. Playing Card Co.
  20. (Aristocrat) The name given to a specific road course from American Model Car Raceways. Also known better as the "hillclimb". This track was one of the last to be designed by American, and took up much less floor space. ...
  21. (Aristocrat) a problem which has no pawns in the initial position.
  22. (The Aristocrat) His name sounds like some southern gentleman who would escort someone to a debutante ball or cotillion or something.
  23. (aristocratic) Referring to the upper class, nobles
  24. (aristocratic) the most important and rich people in a community
  25. Originally the more successful property-owning farmers. Their success allowed them more success while divisions between the wealthy and the poor grew. A class consciousness developed. Wealth passed from father to son, descendants having it easier than their original hardworking ancestor. ...