plutocrat

plutocrat
/plooh"teuh krat'/, n.
a member of a plutocracy.
[1840-50; PLUTO(CRACY) + -CRAT]

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  • Plutocrat — Plu to*crat, n. One whose wealth gives him power or influence; one of the plutocracy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plutocrat — n. A wealthy person who uses his or her wealth to gain political power. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • plutocrat — (n.) 1850, back formation from PLUTOCRACY (Cf. plutocracy). Related: Plutocratic (1866); plutocratical (1833) …   Etymology dictionary

  • plutocrat — ► NOUN often derogatory ▪ a person whose power derives from their wealth …   English terms dictionary

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  • plutocrat — UK [ˈpluːtəkræt] / US [ˈplutəˌkræt] noun [countable] Word forms plutocrat : singular plutocrat plural plutocrats showing disapproval someone who is powerful because they are rich Derived word: plutocratic UK [ˌpluːtəˈkrætɪk] / US [ˌplutəˈkrætɪk]… …   English dictionary

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  • plutocrat — [[t]plu͟ːtəkræt[/t]] plutocrats N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a plutocrat, you disapprove of them because you believe they are powerful only because they are rich. [FORMAL] He proclaimed his fellow feeling with workers, and… …   English dictionary

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