"controligarch" meaning in All languages combined

See controligarch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: controligarchs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of control + oligarch, coined by Seamus Bruner in 2023. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|control|oligarch}} Blend of control + oligarch Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} controligarch (plural controligarchs)
  1. (economics, neologism) An oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Economics

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