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Meaning of "plutocrat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUTOCRAT

plutocrat  [ˈpluːtəˌkræt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUTOCRAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plutocrat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLUTOCRAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plutocracy

Plutocracy or plutarchy, defines a society or a system ruled and dominated by the small minority of the wealthiest citizens. The first known use of the term is 1652. Unlike systems such as democracy, capitalism, socialism or anarchism, plutocracy is not rooted in an established political philosophy. The concept of plutocracy may be advocated by the wealthy classes of a society in an indirect or surreptitious fashion, though the term itself is almost always used in a pejorative sense.

Definition of plutocrat in the English dictionary

The definition of plutocrat in the dictionary is a member of a plutocracy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUTOCRAT


aristocrat
ˈærɪstəˌkræt
autocrat
ˈɔːtəˌkræt
bureaucrat
ˈbjʊərəˌkræt
cosmocrat
ˈkɒzməˌkræt
democrat
ˈdɛməˌkræt
eurocrat
ˈjʊərəˌkræt
gerontocrat
dʒɛˈrɒntəˌkræt
hierocrat
ˈhaɪərəˌkræt
millocrat
ˈmɪləˌkræt
mobocrat
ˈmɒbəˌkræt
ochlocrat
ˈɒkləˌkræt
pantisocrat
pænˈtɪsəˌkræt
pedantocrat
pɪˈdæntəˌkræt
phallocrat
ˈfæləˌkræt
privocrat
ˈpraɪvəˌkræt
slavocrat
ˈsleɪvəˌkræt
stratocrat
ˈstrætəˌkræt
superbureaucrat
ˈsuːpərˌbjʊərəˌkræt
thalassocrat
θəˈlæsəˌkræt
theocrat
ˈθɪəˌkræt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUTOCRAT

plussage
Plutarch
pluteal
pluteus
Pluto
plutocracies
plutocracy
plutocratic
plutocratical
plutocratically
plutolatry
plutologist
plutology
pluton
Plutonian
plutonic
plutonism
plutonium
plutonomist
plutonomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUTOCRAT

Blue Dog Democrat
Christian Democrat
Defeaticrat
Dixiecrat
Liberal Democrat
meritocrat
monocrat
physiocrat
scrat
securocrat
social democrat
technocrat

Synonyms and antonyms of plutocrat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLUTOCRAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «plutocrat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of plutocrat

Translation of «plutocrat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUTOCRAT

Find out the translation of plutocrat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plutocrat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plutocrat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

富豪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plutócrata
570 millions of speakers

English

plutocrat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plutocrat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plutocrat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плутократ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plutocrata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধনদর্পী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ploutocrate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plutocrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plutokrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

富豪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plutocrat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plutocrat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người có thế lực nhờ giàu có
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plutocrat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मितभाषी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plutokrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plutocrate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plutokrata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плутократ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plutocrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλουτοκράτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plutocraat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plutocrat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plutocrat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plutocrat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUTOCRAT»

The term «plutocrat» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.453 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUTOCRAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plutocrat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plutocrat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plutocrat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUTOCRAT»

Discover the use of plutocrat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plutocrat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plutocrat
The book begins: Out of the north Atlantic a January storm came down in the night, sweeping the American coast with wind and snow and sleet upon a great oblique front from Nova Scotia to the Delaware capes.
Booth Tarkington, 2004
2
The Plutocrat: A Drama in Five Acts...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Otto Frederick Schupphaus, 2012
3
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich
Chrystia Freeland, acclaimed business journalist and Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters, has unprecedented access to the richest and most successful people on the planet, from Davos to Dubai, and dissects their lives with intelligence, ...
Chrystia Freeland, 2012
4
Twenty West: The Great Road Across America
power. and. empire. on. the. great. road. six. presidents. and. a. plutocrat. power moves northwest ◇ American power politics began as a tug-of-war between New England and Virginia, with New York and Pennsylvania in between. Virginia ...
Mac Nelson, 2010
5
The Sense of Society: A History of the American Novel of Manners
The latter's husband, the "plutocrat" of the title and the focus of the novel, is a caricature, too, the loud, free-spending, uncouth, ill- mannered American businessman. It must be admitted, however, that Tinker wins the reader's respect by the end ...
Gordon Milne, 1977
6
Plutopolitocracy: The Reality of Modern Democracy
Only the plutocrat/celebrity-voter matters The needs and desires of the plutocrat dominate the thinking of the politician because they generate wealth, control businesses, have global reach and fund political parties to market and sell their ...
Frederick M. Tampoe, 2009
7
Theatre Book of the Year 1943-44
His social thinking amounts to little more than old carbon copies of stuff from Mike Gold's New Masses; his characters in the present play are such stock figures as the Plutocrat, the Plutocrat's Haughty Wife, the Rebellious Son of the Plutocrat, ...
George Jean Nathan, Charles Angoff, 1975
8
Peace in the Hills: Presidential Prospects Imperiled by ...
This program from the Legislative Correspondents' Association annual dinner includes the menu of the dinner; a list of toasts; the cast list for each skit; the lyrics to songs, many of them satirical parodies written for the occasion; and a ...
Legislative Correspondents' Association of the State of New York, Legislative Correspondents' Association of the State of New York. Annual meeting, 1948
9
A Modern Comedy
The words, " Look at the blighted plutocrat ! " assailed his ears; and in attempting to see the plutocrat in question, he became aware that it was himself. The epithets were unjust ! He was modestly attired in a brown overcoat and soft felt hat; that ...
John Galsworthy, 2008
10
Dudley Docker: The Life and Times of a Trade Warrior
The truth is that he had the politics of a true plutocrat. Docker, like the Texan oilman Hugh Roy Cullen in one description, 'opposed government regulation that in any way might conceivably sandpaper business profits but he joyfully favoured  ...
R. P. T. Davenport-Hines, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUTOCRAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plutocrat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trump Campaign Head Supports Huckabee's 'Oven' Comment
New Day host Chris Cuomo asked Trump campaign head Michael Cohen Monday morning whether the celebrity plutocrat thought Mike ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
2
The Daily 202: Republicans court the middle class. Rhetoric or reality?
... percent moment, Mitt Romney made it easy for Democrats to caricature him as a plutocrat unconcerned with the plight of working Americans. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Pharma distorts the facts to keep Medicare from negotiating drug …
... given renewed life by know-nothing Tea Partiers and plutocrat Republicans, still hinders improvements to this country's health care system. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
4
The Universal Notebook: Of patriots, politicos and military pawns
Pompous plutocrat Donald Trump seems to be getting away with questioning whether Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who spent five years in a ... «The Forecaster, Jul 15»
5
Economic collapse of 2008 still ripples US politics
In Mitt Romney, he found the perfect foil, an opponent he portrayed as an out-of-touch plutocrat. That was enough to win reelection. Yet four ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
6
John McCain to GOP: Don't Gang up on Trump
mccain Senator John McCain (R-AZ) told the GOP field to essentially ignore celebrity plutocrat Donald Trump, the loudmouthed candidate ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
7
Trump and Corbyn are two of a kind
The plutocrat and the self-styled tribune of the people are in the same business of politics as protest. They have put themselves at the head of ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
8
What's on TV: Monday - Ramsay's Hotel Hell and MasterChef
On Monday, Ramsay visits the Monticello Hotel, which is owned by a drunken plutocrat named Phillip. Phillip had dreamed of owning the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
NC's 'Our Bob' once fed on publicity just as Trump does today
In Depression-era North Carolina, Reynolds ran as a poor man against the plutocrat. He donned a ragged suit and worn shoes and a broken ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
10
No rest for the candidates in this summer of discontent
In Mitt Romney, he found the perfect foil, an opponent he portrayed as an out-of-touch plutocrat. That was enough to win reelection. Yet four ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Plutocrat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plutocrat>. Apr 2024 ».
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