🗳️ap comparative government review

Oligarch

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Wealthy individuals or business elites who wield significant political and economic power, often in post-communist or weakly regulated states.

AP course connection

Topic 1.5: 1.5 Sources of and Changes in Power and Authority

Unit 1

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