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oligarch
[ ol-i-gahrk ]
oligarch
/ ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːk /
noun
- a member of an oligarchy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oligarch1
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Example Sentences
When I suggest a Russian oligarch as a possible purchaser, Lobanov says, "No, where could they keep it in Russia?"
Few constituents celebrate the oligarch lifestyle of the rich and famous Congressman, supported by our hard earned tax dollars.
Enter Igor Kolomoiskiy, an imposing oligarch and the governor of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
An oligarch opposed to Russia offers rewards for the capture of commandos occupying government buildings.
The oligarch tried to clarify things on his Facebook page: “The first $10,000 tranche is finished,” he said.
What Dickens and other romancers do probably omit from the picture of the eighteenth-century oligarch is probably his liberality.
The martial poet Tyrtaeus, and the oligarch Theognis, furnish him with happy illustrations of the two sorts of courage.
I cannot lay too great stress upon this high ethical righteousness of the whole oligarch class.
I flatter myself that I maintained my composure under the keen eye of the oligarch, but my heart was beating madly.
He was a beardless young fellow, a cadet, evidently, of some great oligarch family.
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