Plural of magnate
regular plural
The plural of magnate is magnates.
Forms of magnate
| Singular | magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | magnates |
| Countable | countable |
Magnates in a sentence
- Those considered politically dangerous could be excluded from office by declaring them magnates, while cancellation of magnate status was a mark of favour, a means of political patronage.2006, Christine Shaw, Popular Government and Oligarchy in Renaissance Italy, →ISBN, page 152
- 'Filled with old doddering peers, cute financial magnates, clever wirepullers, big brewers with bulbous noses.1908, Winston Churchill, Letter to his fianceé Clementine. From the entry cute
- First comes the Plutocracy, which is composed of wealthy bankers, railway magnates, corporation directors, and trust magnates.1908 February 19, Jack London, chapter 9, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC. From the entry plutocracy
- We'll teach these magnates that they cannot ride rough-shod over the rights of the commoners, confound them!1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Man on the Tor”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock…. From the entry ride roughshod over
- Once-productive fields were deserted, as magnates surrounded themselves with hired rascalry, and banditry took over large areas of the countryside.1978, Robert G. Wesson, State Systems: International Pluralism, Politics, and Culture, Free Press, page 167. From the entry rascalry
Meaning of magnate
- noun Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.
- noun A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.
- noun In medieval and early modern Italy, a member of a legally defined category of especially wealthy patrician families, often deprived of the right to political participation by republican governments.
Questions about the plural of magnate
- What is the plural of magnate?
- The plural of magnate is magnates.
- Is magnate countable?
- Magnate is a countable noun.
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