oligarch

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(äl′i gärk′)

noun

any of the rulers of an oligarchy

Origin: Gr oligarchēs: see oligo- & -arch

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noun
A member of a small governing faction.

Origin:

Origin: Greek oligarkhēs

Origin: : oligos, few

Origin: + -arkhēs, -arch

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