as in carriage trade
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Recent Examples of plutocracy
Many billionaires have additionally rigged economic policies in their favor by lobbying and in some cases, assuming government positions, known as a plutocracy, Rebekka Ayres argues in an op-ed for Teen Vogue.
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Devika Rao, The Week, 26 Nov. 2022
One suspects that his problem with plutocracy isn’t its existence, but that membership in it didn’t save him when a fall guy was needed.
—Laura Kipnis, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
One school of progressive thought says that America has devolved (once again, perhaps) into a plutocracy.
—Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 11 July 2022
Social equity pits people with very little wealth and clout against the plutocracy that runs the world, with billions of dollars at stake.
—Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
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Devika Rao, The Week, 26 Nov. 2022
One suspects that his problem with plutocracy isn’t its existence, but that membership in it didn’t save him when a fall guy was needed.
—Laura Kipnis, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
One school of progressive thought says that America has devolved (once again, perhaps) into a plutocracy.
—Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 11 July 2022
Social equity pits people with very little wealth and clout against the plutocracy that runs the world, with billions of dollars at stake.
—Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plutocracy
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Once the sale of the North Avenue Market complex was official a few weeks ago, a new arts partnership began envisioning a future for this 1928 landmark where Baltimore’s carriage trade once did their food shopping.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2024
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Bernheimer’s never sought the carriage trade.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
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The top echelons of Leadville society were those on the winning side of the mining equation.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Brutalist offers a dark view of American society that could resonate under a Trump restoration, while Nickel Boys spotlights the victims of institutional violence.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The little one will also inherit a minor royal title from Edo's side of the family, as he is descended from Italian aristocracy.Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Most came from the Prussian aristocracy, a group traditionally wary of Hitler's populism and Nazi ideology.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Those with deep pockets head to Costa Smeralda — or Emerald Coast — known for its yacht-loving jet set, upscale golf resorts and designer stores.Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Concorde, which once whisked the fashionable jet set between London and New York in under three hours, now lies dormant beside runway 27L at London Heathrow.Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Plutocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocracy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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