oligarch

ol·i·garch

noun \ˈä-lə-ˌgärk, ˈō-\

Definition of OLIGARCH

: a member or supporter of an oligarchy

Origin of OLIGARCH

Greek oligarchēs, from olig- + -archēs -arch

First Known Use: circa 1610

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with OLIGARCH

accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, disembark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, meadowlark, metalmark, minipark, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, watermark, water park