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plutocrat

noun

Etymology

From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).

  1. derived from πλοῦτος — “wealth, riches”

Definitions

  1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

    • Near-synonym: oligarch

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