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Word: Oligarch
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: from Greek oligarkhēs, from oligoi ‘few’ + arkhein ‘to rule’. oligarch (sense 2) dates from the late 1990s
ˈɒlɪɡɑːk
a ruler in an oligarchy.
Short Definition:ruler in oligarchy
a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence (particularly with reference to individuals who benefited from the privatization of state-run industries after the collapse of the Soviet Union)
Short Definition:very rich business leader with great deal of political influence
Examples:- it seems more than a coincidence that former employees, advisors, and allies of the billionaire oligarch have been parachuted into such positions
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