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Plutocrat vs Democrat - What's the difference?

plutocrat | democrat |

As nouns the difference between plutocrat and democrat

is that plutocrat is someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth while democrat is a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

As an adjective Democrat is

of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.

plutocrat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
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    democrat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
  • Someone who rules a representative democracy.
  • * 2011 , Wesley Yang, "Death, Dictators, and Democracy", NYU Alumni Magazine , ISSN 1938-4823, issue 16, Spring 2011, page 10:
    • Democrats have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods who will punish them if they fail to dedicate the public purse to their private enrichment.