Where I Found It: In an article from the Rochester D&C, page 8A in the Tuesday 10/23/2012 edition of the paper. The article served as a re-cap of the last Presidential Debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. The article stated that Romney "was seen as a plutocrat in the prior debates."
Definition: Dictionary.com defines the word as "a member of a plutocracy." Thanks, dictionary.com
You can find the definition here. After reading this definition, I looked up what a plutocracy is- a government where the wealthy rule.
Familiarity: When I read this, I had no idea that a plutocrat was. Unfortunately, there weren't any context clues to help me understand the word better.
Reflective Commentary: I was intrigued by this word when I first read this as I had never encountered it before. After deciphering the meaning, I thought about how many people I know or work with that could be described as a plutocrat, but I failed to think of anyone. I think that this word is important to know because many of us, being grad school students and working in local schools, are not plutocrats. I think even more importantly, we live in a democracy, so there is no way any of us could be described as a plutocrat, even if some of us may be wealthy. It may be hard to accept that we are not as wealthy as we would like, but important that we stay grounded and know where we come from.
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