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plutocratic
[ploo-tuh-krat-ik]
Other Word Forms
- plutocratically adverb
- nonplutocratic adjective
- nonplutocratical adjective
- unplutocratic adjective
- unplutocratical adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plutocratic1
Example Sentences
Or will she find herself in a plutocratic theocracy ruled by ignorance and led by weak men who claim to be strong?
“ you have in this ticket is a weird amalgam of plutocratic populism,” Kabaservice said.
The power of plutocratic pettiness came into focus during the Obama years, when many wealthy financiers were enraged by a president who, objectively, hadn’t done anything to deserve it.
Gone is the swaggering, self-funding billionaire telling donors to shove it; in his place comes an embattled politician who is low on cash and anxious to charm his plutocratic peers.
Ego and corrupt special interests motivated some presidents, but the best put aside personal aggrandizement and plutocratic backers to strive for the common good in a diverse and dynamic nation.
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When To Use
Plutocratic is used to describe things that involve a plutocracy—a government in which wealthy people use their wealth to rule.Such people can be called plutocrats. Plutocratic is typically used to describe systems that resemble or function as plutocracies or the actions of people considered plutocrats.In a plutocracy, the plutocrats may be the actual leaders, or they may influence or control the decisions that the leaders make. Plutocracy is never used as an official term for a form of government (like democracy is, for example)—it’s almost always applied as a criticism of such situations. Describing something as plutocratic is a way of pointing out inequality and the powerful influence of the wealthy in politics and government.A country that is thought to have a plutocratic government can also be referred to as a plutocracy, as in Many outsiders saw the nation as an oppressive plutocracy.Plutocracy can also refer to the power that this kind of wealth can allow, as in His latest column explains his belief that the government has been corrupted by plutocracy. It can also refer to the wealthy class that is using wealth to rule, as in The businessman was accused of being a member of the plutocracy. Example: Average citizens are angry because they believe billionaires have created a plutocratic system to benefit themselves and their fellow plutocrats.
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