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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarques)
- (politics) oligarch
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs). By surface analysis, oligo- (“few”) + -arca (“ruler, leader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.liˈɡar.ka/
- Rhymes: -arka
- Hyphenation: o‧li‧gàr‧ca
Noun
oligarca m or f by sense (masculine plural oligarchi, feminine plural oligarche)
- (politics) oligarch (member of an oligarchy)
- (by extension) despot, tyrant
Further reading
- oligarca in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- oligarca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- oligàrca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- oligarca in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- oligarca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarcas)
- (politics) oligarch (a member of an oligarchy)
- Synonym: oligarquista
- (colloquial) wealthy, politically influential industrialist or businessman
Further reading
- “oligarca”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “oligarca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “oligarca” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “oligarca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “oligarca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “oligarca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oliˈɡaɾka/
- Rhymes: -aɾka
- Syllabification: o‧li‧gar‧ca
Noun
oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarcas)
- (politics) oligarch (a member of an oligarchy)
2015 July 13, “La dureza del pacto amenaza con desatar una crisis política en Grecia”, in El País:Grecia necesita reformas radicales que favorezcan a la sociedad y no a los oligarcas protegidos por los Gobierno anteriores.- Greece needs radical reforms that favor society and not the oligarchs protected by previous governments.
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