oligarch
noun
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Definition of oligarch
: a member or supporter of an oligarchy
Examples of oligarch in a Sentence
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Trump and his team wanted more money for themselves, and the Russians wanted more money for themselves and for their oligarchs. — NBC News, "Full transcript: Mueller testimony before House Judiciary, Intelligence committees," 25 July 2019 Trump and his team wanted more money for themselves, and the Russians wanted more money for themselves, and for their oligarchs. — Los Angeles Times, "Mueller testimony: Read the prepared opening statement from House Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff," 24 July 2019 Its corporate and landowning oligarchs monopolize economic and political power, but the stateâs ills are always laid at the feet of lower-class whites like Bob Ewell and his troubled daughter Mayella. — Howell Raines, New York Times, "Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch," 18 June 2018 At the end of 2017 Rusal was one of the worldâs largest aluminium producers, with an enterprise value of $18bn, controlled by Oleg Deripaska, an oligarch close to Vladimir Putin. — The Economist, "Zap! American officials can destroy foreign firms like gremlins on a screen," 5 May 2018 Yerevan, Armenia Following Armenia's peaceful evolution, post-oligarch Yerevan is a playground of retro-cool Soviet architecture and galleries. — Erin Florio, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "16 Cities to Visit Before All of Your Friends Catch On," 20 Aug. 2019 Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch, in a hotel suite in Moscow, on March 27, 2019. — Simon Shuster/london, Time, "A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money?," 13 Aug. 2019 Television revenue had far outstripped gate receipts as the major source of a clubâs income, and the age of the oligarchs, hedge funds and sheikhs had begun. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Arsenal's Pepe Signing an Admirable Risk, But Won't Fix Club's Structural Problems," 1 Aug. 2019 His chief of staff, Andrei Bogdan, is a lawyer who most recently represented Ihor Kolomoisky, a controversial oligarch, in his efforts to retake control of PrivatBank, which was nationalised in the wake of fraud allegations. — The Economist, "Volodymyr Zelensky clears the old elite out of parliament," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oligarch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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oligarch
noun
English Language Learners Definition of oligarch
somewhat formal
: a person who belongs to a small group of people who govern or control a country, business, etc.
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