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silovarchs

silovarchs is the plural of silovarch.

Meaning of silovarch

Noun

silovarch (plural silovarchs)

  1. A form of oligarch whose origin is in the security service (e.g. KGB, FSB) or law enforcement areas of government.
    • They differ from ordinary oligarchies in that silovarchs can deploy intelligence networks, state prosecutors, and armed force to intimidate or expropriate business rivals2007, Daniel Treisman, “Putin's Silovarchs”, in Orbis

Questions about silovarchs

What is silovarchs the plural of?
Silovarchs is the plural of silovarch.

Words near silovarchs in the dictionary

  1. silos
  2. silour
  3. silours
  4. silovarch
  5. silovarchies
  6. silovarchs
  7. silovarchy
  8. silovik
  9. siloviki
  10. siloviks
  11. siloxane

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