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Definition of oligarch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oligarch

noun
 
/ˈɒlɪɡɑːk/
 
/ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/,
 
/ˈəʊləɡɑːrk/
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  1. a member of an oligarchyTopics Politicsc2, Businessc2
  2. an extremely rich and powerful person, especially a Russian who became rich in business after the end of the former Soviet Union
    • the power of the oligarchs to influence the government
    Topics Businessc2
    3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek oligarkhēs, from oligoi ‘few’ + arkhein ‘to rule’.
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