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controligarch

controligarch noun: an oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives.

Noun

controligarch (plural controligarchs)

  1. (neologism) An oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives.
    • 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.2023, Seamus Bruner, Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, Their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
    • The Controligarchs share an ambition to reshape the world, and their wealth gives them the influence to do it. […] Bruner asks if the current global financial system, which is built upon an exchange network of national currencies backed by their respective governments, seems to work well. Why would...2024 April 22, “BOOK REVIEW: Controligarchs”, in TheGeoPolity

Forms of controligarch

pluralcontroligarchs

Origin of controligarch

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

Questions about controligarch

What does controligarch mean?
Controligarch means an oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives.
What part of speech is controligarch?
Controligarch is a noun.
What is the plural of controligarch?
The plural of controligarch is controligarchs.

Words near controligarch in the dictionary

  1. controlee
  2. controlees
  3. controler
  4. controlesional
  5. controlesionally
  6. controligarch
  7. controligarchs
  8. controling
  9. controll
  10. controllabilities
  11. controllability

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