Plutocrat

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

    "Near-synonym: oligarch"

  2. 2
    someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth wordnet

Etymology

From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).

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