plutocrats

plural of plutocrat

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Recent Examples of plutocrats Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors. Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Then the plutocrats circled their yachts. Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 The Titanic is still a subject of worldwide fascination, in part because of the range of passengers aboard the ship, from paupers to plutocrats. Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The gaslighting evil plutocrats who want everything own the Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation and other think tanks. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026 One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 For many plutocrats now, art occupies a curious place. Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025 While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren. Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025 As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious. Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocrats
Noun
  • Venture capitalists are often willing to fund an entrepreneur who has persevered and improved an idea or product through trial and error.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
  • Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad.
    Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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“Plutocrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocrats. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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