billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbi(l)-yə-ˈner 
ˈbi(l)-yə-ˌner
: one whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units
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As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency dominate headlines, Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned the billionaire entrepreneur is providing political cover for President Donald Trump.
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The billionaire Trump ally instead says that the decisions to fire thousands of staff from agencies, including USAID, CDC staff and veterans, were made the heads of those agencies.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The cuts are part of sweeping staffing reductions at agencies across the federal government made by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
More than one-third of the total came from billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts, with Trump’s blessing, to slash the federal headcount.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The billionaire Trump ally instead says that the decisions to fire thousands of staff from agencies, including USAID, CDC staff and veterans, were made the heads of those agencies.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The cuts are part of sweeping staffing reductions at agencies across the federal government made by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
More than one-third of the total came from billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts, with Trump’s blessing, to slash the federal headcount.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbil-yə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r;
ˈbil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: one whose wealth is a billion dollars or more
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