Definitions for oligarch
ˈɒl ɪˌgɑrkoli·garch

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1. oligarchnoun

   one of the rulers in an oligarchy

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1. oligarchnoun

   A member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

2. oligarchnoun

   A very rich person (especially in Russia).

3. oligarchnoun

   (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

4. Etymology: From ὀλίγος + ἀρχή.

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1. oligarch

   An oligarch is a member of an oligarchy, which is a small group of individuals that holds and controls power in a state or organization. This term is often used to denote individuals who have accumulated significant wealth or political power, frequently through business or other economic means.

Matched Categories

1. • Ruler

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oligarch in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oligarch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of oligarch in a Sentence

1. Greg Saichin:

   The question investors have is: who is next? Could you extend Rusal-style sanctions to other companies? Potentially they could, we know of a number of individuals who are either owners of companies or have stakes in companies, who may be next in line ... There is oligarch risk so we have moved to reduce the Kremlin element in the portfolio.

2. Chris Smith:

   His condition has not improved since ; he has not regained consciousness, his wife, Yevgenia, said in an e-mail to RFE/RL and other media outlets. Kara-Murza’s father, a prominent journalist, told Russian media Thursday that the situation appears to be more serious than we thought. His lungs are being artificially ventilated, he is connected to 10 devices. Related ImageExpand / ContractKara-Murza,( l.), is an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as was his ally, Boris Nemtsov,( r.). , who was gunned down near the Kremlin in February. ( Reuters) Kara-Murza's father is a journalist with RFE/RL’s Russian Service. The activist's family was stopped short of raising public questions about whether foul play was involved. There is no criminal case so far, none has been opened because he is simply a normal patient who arrived at a Moscow hospital by ambulance. That’s his status, nothing more, his father told a radio station. Our task right now is to bring him to a normal trajectory of recuperation. We ’ll establish the cause [ of the illness ] later. Open Russia was founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil oligarch and Kremlin opponent who lives in Switzerland after Mikhail Khodorkovsky was pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013 following 10 years in prison. Open Russia's new documentary accuses Kadyrov, a former rebel fighter who joined forces with the Kremlin in 2000, of participating in murders and torture in the North Caucasus republic. Related ImageExpand / ContractChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was accused of torture and murder in the new documentary. ( Reuters) Both the Kremlin and Kadyrov have denied involvement in the killing of Boris Nemtsov, although Kadyrov praised the main suspect in the case, a former Chechen police officer, as a.

3. President Nicolas Maduro:

   Revenue in dollars entering the country from oil and other things this year decreased 64 percent, nearly a financial catastrophe, if there were an oligarch sitting here, what would he have done? Frozen salaries, pensions? Would he have maintained (housing, welfare)? He would have said 'No, there are no more houses.'.

4. Aristotle:

   Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

5. Marie Yovanovitch:

   The old oligarch system is still clinging to life, and corruption is its life support, ukraine must continue to pursue economic reforms in line with European standards and fully empower all of its anti-corruption institutions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oligarch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oligarch
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=oligarch