Oilocracy

//ɔilˈɑkɹəsi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A country whose capital comes mostly or largely from petroleum reserves.

Etymology

From oil + -o- + -cracy.

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