Plutocrat vs. Autocrat — What's the Difference?

Government by the wealthy.

A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.

A wealthy class that controls a government.

A person with unlimited power or authority

A government or state in which the wealthy rule.

An absolute ruler with infinite power.

Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.

One whose wealth gives him power or influence; one of the plutocracy.

Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.

Someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth

An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.

A cruel and oppressive dictator