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PLOOT-uh-krat/ˈpluːtəkræt/

A plutocrat is a person whose power comes from their wealth (often disapproving): a city plutocrat, plutocrats on the board. Rich (already in the dictionary) is everyday having a lot of money; wealthy (already in the dictionary) is having money and resources, a millionaire (already in the dictionary) has a million or more, and wealth (already in the dictionary) is the noun of riches. Impecunious (already in the dictionary) is formal pennilessness; this batch: a mendicant lives by asking. A ranking film is not an ethics date.

Meaning

A person whose power comes from their wealth (often disapproving).

Examples

• “A plutocrat’s ranking film does not date the ethics form.”
• “Rich is having a lot of money (already in A2). Wealthy is rich in resources (already in B2). A millionaire has a million pounds or more (already in B1). Wealth is riches (already in B1). Impecunious is having little money (already in C2). A mendicant lives by asking (this batch) — the contrast. A dated form can still be cheap to file. A donor film that never states the date is decoration. Write the date; then the credits.”

Good to know

A person powerful through wealth. Everyday: rich / wealth (already in this dictionary). Close: wealthy (already in B2); millionaire (already in B1). Contrast: impecunious (already in C2). This batch: mendicant. A film ≠ a date.

Near in meaning

magnate, tycoon, oligarch, nabob

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