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Oligarch vs Dictator - What's the difference?

oligarch | dictator |

As nouns the difference between oligarch and dictator

is that oligarch is a member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country while dictator is originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war.

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

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    dictator

    English

    (wikipedia dictator)

    Alternative forms

    * dictatour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war
  • A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government
  • A tyrannical boss, or authority figure
  • A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk)
  • A ruler or , the highest level of authority.

    • Related terms

    * dictate * dictatorial * dictatorship