taxocrat
taxocrat noun: a politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
Noun
taxocrat (plural taxocrats)
- A politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
- "What we don't want is government by "taxocrats", continually meddling with the competitive practices that brought us the highest living standards and the capacity to outfight and outproduce all regimented peoples" he declared.1944, Tax Topics: The National Magazine of Tax Accounting, volumes 4-5, page 25
- To the old adage that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, a new one can be added: If the taxocrats continue unchecked, we will all soon be taxed to death!1979, Gary Allen, Tax Target: Washington, '76 Press (1979), page 157
Forms of taxocrat
| plural | taxocrats |
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Origin of taxocrat
From tax + -o- + -crat.
Questions about taxocrat
- What does taxocrat mean?
- Taxocrat means a politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
- What part of speech is taxocrat?
- Taxocrat is a noun.
- What is the plural of taxocrat?
- The plural of taxocrat is taxocrats.
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