oligarca

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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)

  1. (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)

  1. (politics) oligarch (member of an oligarchy)
  2. (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)

  1. (politics) oligarch (a member of an oligarchy)
    Synonym: oligarquista
  2. (colloquial) wealthy, politically influential industrialist or businessman

Further reading

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)

  1. (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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