Controligarch

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives. neologism

    "It should come as no surprise that while the peasants are expected to eat fermented fungi, lab-grown meats and maggot milkshakes, the Controligarchs — with their private chefs — have no intention of doing the same."

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"It should come as no surprise that while the peasants are expected to eat fermented fungi, lab-grown meats and maggot milkshakes, the Controligarchs — with their private chefs — have no intention of doing the same."

Etymology

Blend of control + oligarch, coined by Seamus Bruner in 2023.

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