Relating to or characteristic of an aristodemocracy; having qualities of both aristocratic and democratic government.
From aristodemocratic plus the suffix -al, or directly from aristodemocracy. This adjective describes systems that blend noble power with democratic elements.
The United States Constitution was designed to be aristodemocratical—the Senate represented the 'best' people while the House represented everyone, which seemed clever until people realized the Senate still had too much power!
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