n. A politician or other member of the U.S. Democratic party who has with strong private-sector credentials.
1996
Mr. Bruggere is just one of the so-called "businesscrats" encouraged to run for the Capitol's more exclusive chamber by Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) of Nebraska, himself a former businessman, Vietnam vet, and chairman of the Democratic Senate committee in charge of recruitment. …
In Washington, these "businesscrats" are also dubbed "Kerrey candidates," because they are in many ways clones of the Nebraska Democrat — young, moderate, and successful in business.
In Washington, these "businesscrats" are also dubbed "Kerrey candidates," because they are in many ways clones of the Nebraska Democrat — young, moderate, and successful in business.
1988 (earliest)
And when it comes time to vote, warned Alana Perez of ''Heavenly Hams,'' who described herself as a ''business-crat,'' she would certainly remember this Democratic experience.