fat-cats
Rich and powerful
Fat-cats are wealthy, powerful individuals, especially business executives or political donors who use their money to gain influence.
The term carries contempt—suggesting people who've grown comfortable and complacent from excess while others struggle: The fat-cats on Wall Street got bailouts while ordinary people lost their homes.
Usually hyphenated as a noun, unhyphenated as an adjective: fat cat donors.
Powerful business leaders
- mogulsBumps or bigwigs
- billionairesPeople with vast fortunes
- plutocratsRulers through financial power
- magnatesWealthy, powerful industrialists
oligarchs · millionaires · fortunes · mansions · yachts · private jets · luxury · opulence
Unequal distribution of resources
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
elitism · disparity · hoarding · working class · wage gap · class warfare · resentment · arrogance
Paid political persuaders
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- PACsCampaign contribution poolers
- campaign contributionsMoney given to candidates
- influencePower to affect others
corruption · cronyism · kickbacks · backroom deals · patronage · revolving door · special interests · bribery
Senior corporate officers
- CEOsHighest corporate officers
- board membersGoverning body participants
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- bonusesAdded compensation beyond wages
golden parachutes · stock options · compensation · corner office · perks · severance packages · bailouts · corporate greed
tycoons
Powerful business leaders
- mogulsBumps or bigwigs
- billionairesPeople with vast fortunes
- plutocratsRulers through financial power
magnates · oligarchs · millionaires · fortunes · mansions · yachts · private jets · luxury · opulence · penthouses
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
privilege · elitism · disparity · hoarding · working class · wage gap · class warfare · resentment · arrogance · tone-deaf
lobbyists
Paid political persuaders
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- PACsCampaign contribution poolers
- campaign contributionsMoney given to candidates
influence · corruption · cronyism · kickbacks · backroom deals · patronage · revolving door · special interests · bribery · quid pro quo
executives
Senior corporate officers
- CEOsHighest corporate officers
- board membersGoverning body participants
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
bonuses · golden parachutes · stock options · compensation · corner office · perks · severance packages · bailouts · corporate greed · Wall Street
fat-catsthe poor
paupers · have-nots · wage slaves · blue-collar workers · wage earners
fat-catsthe working class
Laborers earning wages
nobodies · the common people · the masses · the proletariat · underdogs
fat-catsthe working class
Laborers earning wages
working stiffs · workers · laborers · blue-collar workers · wage earners
fat, cat, fats, cats, fatty, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening