Associations to the word «Oligarch»

Wiktionary

OLIGARCH, noun. A member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
OLIGARCH, noun. (chiefly Russia) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.
OLIGARCH, noun. (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Dictionary definition

OLIGARCH, noun. One of the rulers in an oligarchy.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza