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单词 oligarch
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oligarch
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.k/us
/ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːrk/
someone who isextremelyrichandpowerful,especiallyapersonfrom Russia whobecamerichafter the end of theformerSovietUnion:
TheRussianoligarchsspentmoneyon Londonrealestate.
Thefootballclubwasboughtby aRussianoligarch in 2003.
politicsspecialized
one of thepeoplein anoligarchy(= agovernmentorsocietycontrolledby asmallgroupof verypowerfulpeople):
Thegovernmentof theCorinthianStatewas anoligarchy, and the oligarchs hadcontrolover theState.
More examples
  • A fewpowerfuloligarchs wereabletoseizehugeindustrialassetsat knockdownprices.
  • After thefallof theSovietUnion, severalnationalandregionalnetworksarosethat wereownedby oligarchs.
  • Thefearwas that thegeneralpopulationofnationsmightbecometoointelligentto put up with beingtreatedasvirtualcattleunder thereignof oligarchs.
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(Definition ofoligarchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
oligarch
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.k/us
/ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːrk/
one of thepeoplein anoligarchy
寡头政治家；寡头统治集团成员

oligarch| Business English

oligarch
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒlɪɡɑːk/us
GOVERNMENT,ECONOMICS
one of asmallgroupofpowerfulpeoplewhocontrolacountryor anindustry:
Hetellsthestoryof the newRussianoligarchs and how theyamassedenormousfortuneswhen theSovietUnionbrokeup.
(Definition ofoligarchfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoligarch

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To reiterate, the arbitrators were not all oligarchs and were men at rather different stages of their borough careers.
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The contacts between oligarchs and the other political status groups will be the focus.
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Moreover, such a social role brought the oligarchs together often and helped to define the elite.
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The density of their large networks was also lower than even the sample oligarchs' 33.8 per cent.
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These figures are not simply a reflection of the fact that they were oligarchs.
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This article argues that part of oligarchy's success derived from close social interaction between oligarchs and the rest of the citizens.
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The main concern is to establish the nature, level and meaning of the interaction of highstatus burgesses (oligarchs) and others.
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The pattern of the three oligarchs is more striking.
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It is here that we see the oligarchs as a group playing a powerful role.
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Personality and honour are part of the answer behind the variations and the success of the oligarchs too.
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The termoligarchis used neutrally throughout this article.
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It was the oligarchs, however, who were impressively recurrent figures on a per capita basis.
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Because of the low density of their inner circle networks the oligarchs were considerably more likely to bridge different individuals, different social networks, enhancing their own sociopolitical role.
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This pace continued as anoligarch.
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Here was an opportunity to assess whether that process applied in a much smaller urban centre and to discuss whether those merchant oligarchs retained power in the age of empire.
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