# oligarca
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [u.liˈɣar.kə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [o.liˈɣar.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [o.liˈɣaɾ.ka]

### Noun

oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarques)
* (politics) oligarch

#### Related terms

* oligarquia
* oligàrquic

### Further reading

* “oligarca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “oligarca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “oligarca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “oligarca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs). By surface analysis, oligo- (“few”) +‎ -arca (“ruler, leader”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.liˈɡar.ka/
* Rhymes: -arka
* Hyphenation: o‧li‧gàr‧ca

### Noun

oligarca m or f by sense (masculine plural oligarchi, feminine plural oligarche)
* (politics) oligarch (member of an oligarchy)
* (by extension) despot, tyrant

#### Related terms

* oligarchia
* oligarchicamente
* oligarchico
* oligarchico
* oligarchismo
* oligarchista
* oligarchizzato

### Further reading

* oligarca in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* oligarca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* oligàrca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* oligarca in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
* oligarca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* agricola, argolica, giocarla

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /o.liˈɡaʁ.kɐ/ [o.liˈɡah.kɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /o.liˈɡaʁ.kɐ/ [o.liˈɡah.kɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /o.liˈɡaɾ.kɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /o.liˈɡaʁ.kɐ/ [o.liˈɡaχ.kɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /o.liˈɡaɻ.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔ.liˈɡaɾ.kɐ/ [ɔ.liˈɣaɾ.kɐ]
* Rhymes: -aʁkɐ, -aɾkɐ
* Hyphenation: o‧li‧gar‧ca

### Noun

oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarcas)
* (politics) oligarch (a member of an oligarchy)
    Synonym: oligarquista
* (colloquial) wealthy, politically influential industrialist or businessman

#### Related terms

* oligarquia
* oligárquico

### Further reading

* “oligarca”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “oligarca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “oligarca” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “oligarca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “oligarca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “oligarca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oliˈɡaɾka/ [o.liˈɣ̞aɾ.ka]
* Rhymes: -aɾka
* Syllabification: o‧li‧gar‧ca

### Noun

oligarca m or f by sense (plural oligarcas)
* (politics) oligarch (a member of an oligarchy)
** 2015 July 13, “La dureza del pacto amenaza con desatar una crisis política en Grecia”, in El País‎:Grecia necesita reformas radicales que favorezcan a la sociedad y no a los oligarcas protegidos por los Gobierno anteriores.Greece needs radical reforms that favor society and not the oligarchs protected by previous governments.

#### Related terms

* oligarquía
* oligárquico

### Further reading

* “oligarca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10