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minigarchs

minigarchs is the plural of minigarch.

Meaning of minigarch

Noun

minigarch (plural minigarchs)

  1. (chiefly concerning the former Soviet Union) A petty oligarch, one with somewhat less money or power.
    • Financial and economic groups, which emerged as a result of the Yushchenko-inspired boom with an average growth rate in the gross national income of 9 percent since the year 2000, had created a new generation of “minigarchs.” They resented rampant corruption in tax administration and government and...2006, Adrian Karatnycky, “The Fall and Rise of Ukraine’s Political Opposition: From Kuchmagate to the Orange Revolution,” in Anders Åslund, Michael McFaul, eds., Revolution in Orange: The Origins of...

Questions about minigarchs

What is minigarchs the plural of?
Minigarchs is the plural of minigarch.

Words near minigarchs in the dictionary

  1. minigame
  2. minigames
  3. minigap
  4. minigaps
  5. minigarch
  6. minigarchs
  7. minigastrin
  8. minigastrins
  9. minigel
  10. minigels
  11. minigene

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