Oligarch Definition
ŏlĭ-gärk, ōlĭ-
oligarchs
noun
Any of the rulers of an oligarchy.
Webster's New World
A member of a small governing faction.
American Heritage
A very rich person (especially in Russia).
Wiktionary
(cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Oligarch
Noun
Singular:
oligarch
Plural:
oligarchsOrigin of Oligarch
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (oligoi, “few") + ἀρχή (arkhÄ“, “rule").
From Wiktionary
Greek oligarkhēs oligos few -arkhēs -arch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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