Talk:Aristocracy (class)

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The definition in the introduction of this article claims that the society considers the aristocracy its highest "order," presumably meaning 'socio-political class:'

• The aristocracy is a social class that a particular society considers its highest order.

This isn't accurate at all, as the society, meaning the common people, are typically at extreme odds with an artistocratic group, where the group is really meaning something like "hereditary class" or "ruling class." -Inowen (talk) 04:21, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The reason for the move is the aristocracy is always very small and thus not a "class" per se, but a small group. -Inowen (nlfte) 22:28, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Biogeographist (talk) 02:43, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply

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The term "class" when applied to people, as in the idea of a "working class" or a "middle class" is typically not small. The aristocratic group on the other hand is typically very small, as it is not democratic and does'nt honor democratic process. -Inowen (nlfte) 04:25, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How is democracy relevant here? Aristocracies generally came into existence in societies in which democratic governance had not yet been established 186.29.130.87 (talk) 01:09, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aristocrat 105.160.77.79 (talk) 08:04, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

what is aristocracy? 2001:4455:2AB:800:446B:4782:75B1:39A0 (talk) 13:51, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]