OLIGARCH

oligarch

(noun) one of the rulers in an oligarchy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oligarch (plural oligarches)

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

(especially, Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.

Synonyms: plutocrat, tycoonocrat

(cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Source: Wiktionary


Ol`i*garch, n.

Definition: A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 April 2025

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(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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