Mazhory (Ukrainian: мажо́ри, Russian: мажоры; which roughly translates as "the superior ones") is a term used in post-Soviet countries.
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Ukraine
Particularly in Ukraine the term Mazhory is used to describe children of high-ranking, mid-ranking, and sometimes even seemingly low-ranking officials in the government, police force, judiciary or army. This term is also used to describe officials themselves as well as wealthy businessmen and their children. They are seen to lead easier lives than normal people, due to their parents' influence. Often they are able to avoid punishment, or receive less severe punishments than usual, when committing crimes. This phenomenon is also known in other countries of the former Soviet Union.
Russia
In Russia the term Mazhory is connected with young socialites rather than with abuse of power; but the term is also connected with criminal misdemeanour of advantaged youth.
Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union the term Mazhory was connected with children of high-ranked officials who, through their parents, had greater access to Western products than the average young person and could travel abroad more easily.