plutocrat

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No such man exists No, of course not," said Ryder, and he relapsed into silence Yet while he said nothing, the plutocrat was watching his visitor closely from under his thick eyebrows.

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  1. One who rules or sways a community or society by virtue of his wealth; a person possessing power or influence solely or mainly on account of his riches: a member of a plutocracy. We have had ploutocrats who were patterns of every virtue. Gladstone, Nineteenth Century, XXI. 17. The plutocrats and bureaucrats, the money-changers and devourers of labour. Kingsley, Alton Locke, xli. (Davies.)

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  • The day the world 'comes together' will be the day we throw every self-serving banker, parasitic investor, corrupt plutocrat, and psychopantic politician in jail - and actually organise the economy ourselves. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The Democrats were set to tag McCain as a plutocrat; that attack is now blunted. —  David Frum
  • She didn't stroll into the tacky stage at the Republican Convention more an insurance salesman's love fest than a plutocrat-cum-rural aristocracy special - clutching a puck, dragging a caribou carcass, or even a baby for that matter. —  True Blue Liberal
  • That's not the way the bandana-wearing plutocrat is normally perceived, but that's the impression the Italian prime minister created at a slightly surreal press conference with Gordon Brown this afternoon. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • Max is a ludicrous stereotype, starting out as a ranting communist and abruptly turning into a greedy plutocrat (when someone points out that he used to hate capitalists, he responds, "Of course - because I had no money then!"). —  Bright Lights After Dark
 

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  1. from Greek πλουτοκρατ-, base of πλουτοκρατία, an oligarchy of wealth: see plutocracy.
 

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