plutocrat

Definitions

Greek ploutos (wealth) + crat (ruler) = "one who rules through wealth." A plutocrat holds power not by election or birth but by sheer riches — money itself is the source of authority. The word almost always carries criticism.

Common Collocations

• 1.powerful plutocrat权势财阀
• 2.self-made plutocrat白手起家的财阀
• 3.ruling plutocrat当权财阀

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A handful of plutocrats controlled most of the country's industry.

• 2.

  Reformers attacked the plutocrats who bankrolled the campaign.

• 3.

  He was dismissed as a plutocrat buying his way into politics.