(chiefly, _, UK) A form of oligarchy: government characterised by nepotism and the frequent appointment to public office of friends or those of similar social background to those in power.
How thrilling it would have been if [Sadiq] Khan had denounced the [Thames garden] bridge in every way: as a symbol of the chummery – the chumocracy, even – that so offends the democratic and egalitarian traditions he is proud to represent.
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