oligarch

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (oligoi, “few”) + ἀρχή (arkhē, “rule”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑrk/

Noun

Wikipedia oligarch (plural oligarchs)

1. A member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
2. A very rich person (especially in Russia).
3. (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Related terms

• oligarchy

Translations

a member of an oligarchy

• Armenian: օլիգարխ (hy) (oligarx)
• Catalan: oligarca (ca) m and f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寡頭 (cmn), 寡头 (cmn) (guǎtóu)

• Dutch: oligarch (nl) m
• Esperanto: oligarĥo (eo)
• Estonian: oligarh (et)

• Finnish: oligarkki (fi)
• French: oligarque (fr)
• Hebrew: אוליגרך (he)
• Hungarian: oligarcha (hu)
• Japanese: 寡頭 (ja) (かとう, katō)
• Russian: олигарх (ru) (oligárx) m
• Spanish: oligarca (es) m

very rich person

• Armenian: օլիգարխ (hy) (oligarx)
• Esperanto: oligarĥo (eo)
• French: oligarque (fr)

• Hungarian: oligarcha (hu)
• Russian: олигарх (ru) (oligárx) m