oligarch
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/ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹk/
English
Definitions
noun
- A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
- (especially Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.
- (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
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Synonyms
plutocrattycoonocratoligarchypolitarchstratocratdictatorshiplandocratsilovarchmonocratczarocratplantocracyhierocratgerontocratmillocratstratocracydictatordemocratsubking