as in capitalists
a wealthy person
the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport
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Recent Examples of plutocrats
One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
America’s modern-day plutocrats, this bracing book contends, enjoy a similar privilege.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
For many plutocrats now, art occupies a curious place.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren.
—Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
America’s modern-day plutocrats, this bracing book contends, enjoy a similar privilege.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
For many plutocrats now, art occupies a curious place.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
While Republicans focus on cozying up to tech plutocrats and removing the barriers around their business models, Democrats could revive the 2020 messaging of candidates like Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren.
—Nathan E. Sanders, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As a warning to plutocrats, a guillotine is hard to beat, but its symbolism goes beyond the obvious.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocrats
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Venture capitalists and experts have previously told CNBC that these deals often leave some investors and employees in a state of limbo while founders and AI leaders get paid handsomely.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Union leaders and hotel honchos were astonished to find Mayor Newsom out on the picket line, calling out the capitalists.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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