different between oligarch vs pentarchy

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)

1. A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
2. (especially Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.

   Synonyms: plutocrat, tycoonocrat

3. (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Related terms

• oligarchal
• oligarchic
• oligarchical
• oligarchy

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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)

1. An oligarch (member of an oligarchy). [from late 18th c.]
2. A plutocrat, an oligarch, especially in relation to the former Eastern Bloc. [from late 20th c.]

   Synonym: plutocraat

Related terms

• oligarchie
• oligarchisch

English

Etymology

From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pentarkhí?), from ?????- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -????? (-arkhí?, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- +? -archy.

Noun

pentarchy (plural pentarchies)

1. (politics) Government by five persons.
2. A governing body consisting of five persons.
3. A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Hyponyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Derived terms

• pentarchic

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