Oligarch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oligarch is a noun meaning A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
Meaning
A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
More Meanings
- A very wealthy business owner who wields political power.
- (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
Example Sentences
On the campaign trail, Zelenskiy pledged to clean up Ukraine’s oligarch-dominated ruling system.
Millions of people were starving, while the oligarchs and their supporters were surfeiting on the surplus.
Ukraine's oligarchs emerged in parallel to Russia's, who have been more closely studied, and they were quite similar.
He will be an oligarch in the Russian mold: a rich man who used his wealth to gain political power and who would use political power to enrich himself once in office.
Word Forms
- oligarchs
Synonyms for oligarch
Depending on context, synonyms include plutocrat, tycoonocrat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oligarchy, politarch, stratocrat, dictatorship, landocrat, silovarch.
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