Dutertegarch
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An oligarch who is associated with and benefits from the Duterte administration and its economic policies. Philippine, Philippines, neologism
"But while Duterte wants to “kill” these two oligarchs, he’s open to the entry of another oligarch, Manny Villar’s Prime Water, to replace Manila Water and Maynilad. Prime Water currently has concessions in several provinces but the transition from Maynilad and Manila Water to Prime Water would make Villar the “water supply king,” the latest Dutertegarch."
Example
More examples"But while Duterte wants to “kill” these two oligarchs, he’s open to the entry of another oligarch, Manny Villar’s Prime Water, to replace Manila Water and Maynilad. Prime Water currently has concessions in several provinces but the transition from Maynilad and Manila Water to Prime Water would make Villar the “water supply king,” the latest Dutertegarch."
Etymology
Blend of Duterte + oligarch, after Rodrigo Duterte.
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