oligarch
noun /ˈɒlɪɡɑːk/
/ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/, /ˈəʊləɡɑːrk/
- a member of an oligarchyTopics Politicsc2, Businessc2
- an extremely rich and powerful person, especially a Russian who became rich in business after the end of the former Soviet Union
- the power of the oligarchs to influence the government
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek oligarkhēs, from oligoi ‘few’ + arkhein ‘to rule’.