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Recent Examples of plutocracy
These days, nothing infuriates liberals more than to be lectured about the American plutocracy — not when Trump is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt president to hold the office in modern history.
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Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The turn toward market liberalization around 1980 unleashed a second wave of plutocracy.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
American democracy has been hijacked by a one-man plutocracy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The turn toward market liberalization around 1980 unleashed a second wave of plutocracy.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
American democracy has been hijacked by a one-man plutocracy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocracy
Noun
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Both industrialized what had previously been cottage industries—in Ford’s case, the artisanal carriage trade; in Seabrook’s, market gardening.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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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
Noun
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All that society asked of you was to fulfil your own potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The pair founded the company together in 2015; the row is a family squabble within the new AI aristocracy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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College football has always been an aristocracy, and most fans like it that way.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The premiere racing series has always been a magnet for both gearheads and glitterati alike, with the Monaco Grand Prix long the benchmark for exclusivity and cultural cachet.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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The latest event set to douse envy-inducing spam of the glitterati across our social media feeds?—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Apr. 2026
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All the drama onscreen among beautiful people — with a cast including Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew — should make this an addictive watch for younger audience but one that even older ones can see themselves in.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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While the beautiful people always display youth (even if it’s paid for), the always original Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio was unrecognizable, doubling his actual age of 32 with wizened grey hair, beard and bushy eyebrows, prosthetic wrinkles and a cane.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
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Yet the influencers have thrived by portraying Dubai as a magnet for the business-class (and above) global jet set, who are drawn to the city’s futuristic, crossroads-of-the-world appeal.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Others are favored by the Insta-famous jet set.—
Tim Chester,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Plutocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocracy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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