oligarch
pronunciation
How to pronounce oligarch in British English:
UK [ˈɒlɪgɑ:k]
How to pronounce oligarch in American English:
US [ˈɑləgɑrk]
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- Noun:
- one of the rulers in an oligarchy
Word Origin
- oligarch (n.)
- c. 1600, from Middle French olygarche, oligarque, from Greek oligarkhes, related to oligarkhia (see oligarchy).
Example
- 1. But there will always be another oligarch to take the place of the fallen .
- 2. Mr dudley wrongly believed that getting into bed with a powerful kremlin firm would cow his existing oligarch partners .
- 3. It has been a bad time to be a russian oligarch , particularly if you are oleg deripaska .
- 4. The recent trial and resentencing of former oligarch mikhail khodorkovsky will likely reinforce the belief that russia is not a nation of laws .
- 5. To some , his sacking was reminiscent of the arrest of mikhail khodorkovsky , a business oligarch , in 2003 .