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virtuecrats

virtuecrats is the plural of virtuecrat.

Meaning of virtuecrat

Noun

virtuecrat (plural virtuecrats)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A political figure who preaches his or her own morals as a cultural imperative.
    • They run afoul of the new gentility, the rules laid down by the health experts, childcare experts, guidance counselors, safety advisers, admissions officers, virtuecrats and employers to regulate the lives of the young.2007 October 2, David Brooks, “Sal Paradise at 50”, in New York Times

Questions about virtuecrats

What is virtuecrats the plural of?
Virtuecrats is the plural of virtuecrat.

Words near virtuecrats in the dictionary

  1. virtue signals
  2. virtue-signaling
  3. virtue-signalling
  4. virtue-signally
  5. virtuecrat
  6. virtuecrats
  7. virtued
  8. virtuefied
  9. virtuefies
  10. virtuefy
  11. virtuefying

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