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oiligarchy

oiligarchy noun: a country or elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry.

Noun

oiligarchy (plural oiligarchies)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A country or elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry.
    • Saudi Arabia is an oiligarchy.

Forms of oiligarchy

pluraloiligarchies

Origin of oiligarchy

Blend of oil + oligarchy.

Questions about oiligarchy

What does oiligarchy mean?
Oiligarchy means a country or elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry.
What part of speech is oiligarchy?
Oiligarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of oiligarchy?
The plural of oiligarchy is oiligarchies.

Words near oiligarchy in the dictionary

  1. oilier
  2. oilies
  3. oiliest
  4. oiligarch
  5. oiligarchies
  6. oiligarchy
  7. oilily
  8. oiliness
  9. oilinesses
  10. oiling
  11. oiling up

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