fat-cat
Rich political donor
A fat cat is a wealthy, privileged person, especially one who uses money to gain political influence or unfair advantage.
The term carries contempt for those seen as having grown complacent on their riches: fat-cat donors, fat-cat executives.
As an adjective, it describes things associated with such wealth: fat-cat salaries, fat-cat lifestyle.
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- plutocratRuler through wealth
oligarch · mogul · financier · capitalist · heir · heiress · fortune · riches
Senior organizational leader
- CEOTop corporate officer
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- chairmanHead of a board
- directorOne who leads
conglomerate · corporation · multinational · merger · acquisition · bonus · severance · C-suite
Paid legislative influencer
- donorOne who contributes freely
- backerFinancial supporter
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- benefactorOne who gives aid
kingmaker · power-broker · insider · crony · fixer · wheeler-dealer · string-puller · well-connected
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
luxury · yacht · mansion · chauffeur · penthouse · champagne · caviar · gourmet
Person of noble birth
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- privilegedHaving special advantages
jet-set · socialite · gentry · nobility · establishment · exclusive · well-heeled · posh
Excessive desire for riches
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- money-grubbingObsessively seeking wealth
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- exploitationSelfish use of others
grasping · rapacity · insatiability · acquisitiveness · covetousness · usury · predatory · mercenary
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
plutocrat · oligarch · mogul · financier · capitalist · heir · heiress · fortune · riches · prosperity
executive
Senior organizational leader
director · conglomerate · corporation · multinational · merger · acquisition · bonus · severance · C-suite · headquarters
lobbyist
Paid legislative influencer
benefactor · kingmaker · power-broker · insider · crony · fixer · wheeler-dealer · string-puller · well-connected · establishment
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- indulgenceYielding to desire
decadence · luxury · yacht · mansion · chauffeur · penthouse · champagne · caviar · gourmet · splurge
aristocrat
Person of noble birth
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
privileged · jet-set · socialite · gentry · nobility · establishment · exclusive · well-heeled · posh · hobnob
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- money-grubbingObsessively seeking wealth
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
exploitation · grasping · rapacity · insatiability · acquisitiveness · covetousness · usury · predatory · mercenary · selfish
fat-catpauper
Person in extreme poverty
have-not · beggar · working stiff · poor person · wage slave
fat-catcommon man
Typical ordinary citizen
nobody · grassroots · powerless · everyman · voiceless
fat-catcommon folk
Ordinary members of society
working class · proletarian · salt of the earth · plebeian · blue-collar worker
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