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Oligarch vs Autocrat - What's the difference?

oligarch | autocrat |

As nouns the difference between oligarch and autocrat

is that oligarch is a member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country while autocrat is an absolute ruler with infinite power.

oligarch

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligarch) (en noun)
  • A member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
  • A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.
  • (label) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

    • Synonyms

    * (rich and powerful person) (l), (l)

    Related terms

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    autocrat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An absolute ruler with infinite power
  • A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia

    • Synonyms

    * autocrator * big man * despot * dictator * * monarch * tyrant

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