oligarch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ol′i gärk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ol•i•garch  (ol′i gärk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentone of the rulers in an oligarchy.
  • Greek oligárchēs, equivalent. to olíg(os) olig- + -archēs -arch
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oligarch / ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːk/
  1. a member of an oligarchy
'oligarch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
oligarchic

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