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plutocrat

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plu·toc·ra·cy  (pl-tkr-s)
n. pl. plu·toc·ra·cies
1. Government by the wealthy.
2. A wealthy class that controls a government.
3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.
[Greek ploutokrati : ploutos, wealth; see pleu- in Indo-European roots + -krati, -cracy.]
pluto·crat (plt-krt) n.
pluto·cratic, pluto·crati·cal adj.
pluto·crati·cal·ly adv.
plutocrat
Noun
a person who is powerful because of being very rich
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plutocratplutocrat - someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth
have, rich person, wealthy person - a person who possesses great material wealth


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There he had only to be a plutocrat again--a plutocrat called away suddenly on business.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
That is how Jesse Trefusis, a poor Manchester bagman, contrived to be come a plutocrat and gentleman of landed estate.
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Nearly every one else in Packingtown did the same, however, for there was universal exultation over this triumph of popular government, this crushing defeat of an arrogant plutocrat by the power of the common people.
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