plutocrat
Rich power holder
A plutocrat is a person whose wealth translates into political power or influence.
The term usually carries critical connotations—suggesting that money shouldn't buy such sway: The senator was beholden to plutocrats who funded his campaign.
A plutocracy is government by the wealthy, and plutocratic describes systems or attitudes favoring the rich.
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- baronLow-ranking peer
- capitalistPrivate ownership supporter
financier · entrepreneur · investor · mogul · titan · proprietor · founder · conglomerate
Member of small ruling class
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- hegemonyDominant group's control
manipulation · corruption · monopoly · influence · kingmaker · string-puller · backroom · cronyism
Person worth ten figures
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- richHaving much of something
opulent · prosperous · well-to-do · fortune · heir · heiress · gilded · luxurious
Person of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
blueblood · gentry · jet-set · exclusive · privileged · upper-crust · pedigree · elite
Advocating to decision-makers
- donationsGifts to organizations
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · regulation · endorsement · subsidies · pay-to-play · deregulation · loophole
Person of high rank
- VIPNotable, for short
- bigwigInfluential, important person
- notableWorthy of attention
- nabobWealthy, influential person
high-roller · big-shot · heavyweight · brass · grandee
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- baronLow-ranking peer
capitalist · financier · entrepreneur · investor · mogul · titan · proprietor · founder · conglomerate · executive
oligarch
Member of small ruling class
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
hegemony · manipulation · corruption · monopoly · influence · kingmaker · string-puller · backroom · cronyism · nepotism
billionaire
Person worth ten figures
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
rich · opulent · prosperous · well-to-do · fortune · heir · heiress · gilded · luxurious · landed
aristocrat
Person of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
socialite · blueblood · gentry · jet-set · exclusive · privileged · upper-crust · pedigree · elite · establishment
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- donationsGifts to organizations
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
legislation · policy · regulation · endorsement · subsidies · pay-to-play · deregulation · loophole
dignitary
Person of high rank
nabob · high-roller · big-shot · heavyweight · brass · grandee
- bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- fat catstycoon, mogul, magnate, oligarch, billionaire
- upper classaristocrat, nobles, baron, baroness, baronet
- Wealthyrich, wealthy, affluent, affluence, wealth
- wealthy elitebillionaire, multimillionaire, millionaire, ultra-rich, affluent
plutocratpauper
Person in extreme poverty
beggar · have-not · bankrupt · indigent · poor person
plutocratdemocrat
Advocate for popular rule
meritocrat · elected official · populist · man of the people · public servant
plutocratproletarian
Wage laborer, no capital
commoner · plebeian · man of the people · common man · ordinary citizen