different between aristocracy vs oligarch
aristocracy
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin *aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (aristokratí?, “the rule of the best“, that is, “the best-born”, “nobility”), from ??????? (áristos, “best, noblest”) + -?????? (-kratí?), from ?????? (krátos, “power, rule”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æ.???st?k.??.si/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???.??st?k.??.si/
- Hyphenation: a?ris?to?cra?cy
Noun
aristocracy (countable and uncountable, plural aristocracies)
- The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
- Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
- A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Derived terms
- bunyip aristocracy
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Translations
Further reading
- aristocracy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aristocracy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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oligarch
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s).
Surface analysis: olig- (“few”) +? -arch (“ruler, leader”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?l?????k/, /??l?????k/
Noun
oligarch (plural oligarchs)
- A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
- (especially Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.
- Synonyms: plutocrat, tycoonocrat
- (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
Related terms
- oligarchal
- oligarchic
- oligarchical
- oligarchy
Translations
Further reading
- oligarch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?.li???rx/
- Hyphenation: oli?garch
- Rhymes: -?rx
Noun
oligarch m (plural oligarchen, diminutive oligarchje n)
- An oligarch (member of an oligarchy). [from late 18th c.]
- A plutocrat, an oligarch, especially in relation to the former Eastern Bloc. [from late 20th c.]
- Synonym: plutocraat
Related terms
- oligarchie
- oligarchisch
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