as in carriage trade
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Recent Examples of plutocracy
Welcome to American plutocracy.
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
Why is turning American democracy into a plutocracy so troubling?
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
The problem with plutocracy is that billionaires are typically removed from the struggles of working- and middle-class citizens, ordinary folks who share neither the goals nor system of values of the ultrawealthy.
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
American values are not the values of the plutocracy or the limited few rich people.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
Why is turning American democracy into a plutocracy so troubling?
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
The problem with plutocracy is that billionaires are typically removed from the struggles of working- and middle-class citizens, ordinary folks who share neither the goals nor system of values of the ultrawealthy.
—Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
American values are not the values of the plutocracy or the limited few rich people.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocracy
Noun
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Once the sale of the North Avenue Market complex was official a few weeks ago, a new arts partnership began envisioning a future for this 1928 landmark where Baltimore’s carriage trade once did their food shopping.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2024
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Bernheimer’s never sought the carriage trade.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2022
Noun
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The hardest part was being an Afro man in a society where our race is not predominant.—
Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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The thriller examines themes of identity, tradition, and authenticity in a society balancing past and present influences.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The pride of the British aristocracy and a heroine to gay people and ethnic minorities.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Afternoon tea parties have a rich history among the British aristocracy but are less common in North America.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Interestingly, this isn't to attract corporate clients or leisure travelers who want to upgrade from another part of the plane—the main aim is to attract the private jet set, who might be encouraged by ecological guilt and a desire to reduce the price tag of a private plane.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Weighing in at nearly eight pounds, 11 ounces and featuring more than 100 unpublished images, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection (Abrams, October 3) gives insight into the man who most shaped public understanding of how the postwar global jet set lived.—
Ken Miller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Sep. 2023
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“Plutocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocracy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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