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Definition of plutocrat in English: plutocratnoun ˈpluːtəkratˈpludəˌkræt derogatory A person whose power derives from their wealth. champagne-swilling plutocrats Example sentencesExamples - The multimillionaire plutocrat is officially a resident of Portugal, where he owns a golf estate.
- And in feudal states, plutocrats with the greatest wealth owned the apparatus of governance and held absolute control over the lives of average people.
- Destroying the ability of journalists to conduct investigative reporting using anonymous sources benefits only the one group threatened by investigative reporting, the plutocrats.
- The other view promises expanded democracy and giving the people, not plutocrats, control of government.
- Here corrupt officials - and the plutocrats they enriched through questionable business practices - are making little effort to hide their ill-gotten gains, but actually flaunt them.
Synonyms rich person, capitalist, tycoon, magnate, nabob, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, nouveau riche, person of means informal fat cat, moneybags, zillionaire British informal squillionaire rare Midas, Croesus, Dives
Definition of plutocrat in US English: plutocratnounˈplo͞odəˌkratˈpludəˌkræt derogatory A person whose power derives from their wealth. champagne-swilling plutocrats Example sentencesExamples - The multimillionaire plutocrat is officially a resident of Portugal, where he owns a golf estate.
- And in feudal states, plutocrats with the greatest wealth owned the apparatus of governance and held absolute control over the lives of average people.
- Destroying the ability of journalists to conduct investigative reporting using anonymous sources benefits only the one group threatened by investigative reporting, the plutocrats.
- Here corrupt officials - and the plutocrats they enriched through questionable business practices - are making little effort to hide their ill-gotten gains, but actually flaunt them.
- The other view promises expanded democracy and giving the people, not plutocrats, control of government.
Synonyms rich person, capitalist, tycoon, magnate, nabob, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, nouveau riche, person of means
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