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oligarch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ol·i·garch /ˈɒləɡɑːk $ ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/ noun [countable]  a member of a small group of people who run a country or organization 寡头政治家;寡头统治集团成员oligarchic /ˌɒləˈɡɑːkɪk◂ $ ˌɑːləˈɡɑːr-/ adjective
Examples from the Corpus
oligarchThanks to Macaulay, he lives in history as the very type of a Whig oligarch.
ol·i·garch nounChineseSyllable
people of a a Corpus member group of small


oligarch
oligarch /ˈɒləɡɑːk, ˈɒlɪɡɑːk $ ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/ noun [countable]
a member of a small group of people who run a country or organization
—oligarchic /ˌɒləˈɡɑːkɪk◂, ˌɒlɪˈɡɑːkɪk◂ $ ˌɑːləˈɡɑːr-/ adjective


oli·garchBrE /ˈɒlɪɡɑːk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/ 🔊 nouna member of an oligarchy 寡头政治家;寡头统治集团成员an extremely rich and powerful person, especially a Russian who became rich in business after the end of the former Soviet Union 大亨(尤指苏联解体后发迹的俄罗斯人)