Meaning & use
oligarchs
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Plural of oligarch: members of a small group of people, especially wealthy business figures, who hold political or economic power over a country.
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Several Russian oligarchs had their overseas assets frozen after the sanctions were announced.
The documentary examined how a handful of oligarchs came to control the nation's media.
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Oligarch comes from the Greek "oligos" (few) plus "archein" (to rule), the same root as the political system "oligarchy."
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