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- [ol-i-gahrk]
- /ˈɒl ɪˌgɑrk/
- /ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.k/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ol-i-gahrk]
- /ˈɒl ɪˌgɑrk/
Definitions of oligarch word
- noun oligarch one of the rulers in an oligarchy. 1
- noun oligarch A ruler in an oligarchy. 1
- noun oligarch ruler in a small governing group 1
- noun oligarch a member of an oligarchy 0
- noun oligarch any of the rulers of an oligarchy 0
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Origin of oligarch
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Greek oligárchēs, equivalent to olíg(os) olig- + -archēs -arch
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Parts of speech for Oligarch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oligarch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
oligarch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oligarch
noun oligarch
- autocrat — An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- despot — A despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly.
Antonyms for oligarch
noun oligarch
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
- subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
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