ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Petrogarch

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Petrogarch is a noun meaning Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.

Meaning

Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.

Example Sentences

... selling out to the petrogarchs of Russia and Qatar was simply a master stroke of evil genius.
Why focus on gas in particular? Because gasoline is where the world’s petrogarchs have us by the short hairs.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oligarch, petralogy, petrolaeum, petrosphere, petroglyphy, petroglyph.

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What does petrogarch mean?

Petrogarch means Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.

How do you use petrogarch in a sentence?

... selling out to the petrogarchs of Russia and Qatar was simply a master stroke of evil genius.

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