plutocrat
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plutocrat
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From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).
noun plutocrats · ploutocrat
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Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
Near-synonym: oligarch
Similar: tycoonocrat, oligarch
Translations
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noun someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth
| 한국어 | 재벌 jaebeol |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 財閥 zaibatsu |
| 中文 | 財閥 /财阀 cáifá |
| Português | plutocrata |
| Français | ploutocrate |
| Deutsch | Plutokrat, Plutokratin |
| Русский | плутокра́т plutokrát |
| Tiếng Việt | tài phiệt |
Talk about this word "plutocrat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plutocrat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plutocrat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plutocrat "plutocrat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plutocrat.Cite this
@misc{plutocrat_2026,
title = {plutocrat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plutocrat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
