English Explanatory Dictionary

petrogarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch.

Word forms

petrogarch petrogarchs

Etymology

Blend of petro- + oligarch.

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