ˈäləˌgärk, -gȧk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek oligarchēs, from olig- + -archēs -arch
: a member or supporter of an autocratic clique
bureaucratic oligarchs in striped pants or khaki — Edmond Taylor
especially : a member of a political oligarchy
the factional violence between democrats and oligarchs with which the Greek cities of the late fifth and early fourth centuries were sadly familiar — G.R.Morrow