Boligarch

//ˈbɒlɪˌɡɑːk// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Venezuelan oligarch or billionaire. informal

    "The rise of "Boligarchs""

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"It was rumoured that on a trip home to Barinas, Chávez took a baseball bat to a brother's Hummer. But for all his public railing, he continued letting the boligarchs make money – long as they served him."

Etymology

Blend of bolívar + oligarch.

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