oligarch
noun /ˈɒlɪɡɑːk/
/ˈɑːləɡɑːrk/, /ˈəʊləɡɑːrk/
- a member of an oligarchy
寡头政治家；寡头统治集团成员 - an extremely rich and powerful person, especially a Russian who became rich in business after the end of the former Soviet Union
大亨（尤指苏联解体后发迹的俄罗斯人） - the power of the oligarchs to influence the government
寡头影响政府的权力
- the power of the oligarchs to influence the government
词源late 19th cent.: from Greek oligarkhēs, from oligoi ‘few’ + arkhein ‘to rule’.