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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by xenator on Thursday August 10, 2023 @10:14AM (#37076430)
Oligarch means businessman who have monopoly in some field. So, it is not very different from old money in Europe. Or corporations in USA.
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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by Stephen0xFF on Thursday August 10, 2023 @11:28AM (#37077421)
That is not the definition[0]. I can see how you think it might be, but oligarchy is for governments not monopolies -- even if some cases that line is blurred.

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oligarch

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