silovarch
nounEtymology Blend of silovik + oligarch.
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A form of oligarch whose origin is in the security service (e.g. KGB, FSB) or law enforcement areas of government.
- They differ from ordinary oligarchies in that silovarchs can deploy intelligence networks, state prosecutors, and armed force to intimidate or expropriate business rivals2007, Daniel Treisman, “Putin's Silovarchs”, in Orbis:
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- silovarchy