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) 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.

very rich person

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

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