I'm not sure oligarch means what you are thinking it does. Here is a wiki article which might help clarify why you'll sometimes hear the term used when describi

I'm not sure oligarch means what you are thinking it does. Here is a wiki article which might help clarify why you'll sometimes hear the term used when describing certain Russian billionaires and why you won't generally hear the term used for billionaires from other countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_oligarch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_oligarch Note: it also isn't a derogatory term, as it appears to be implied here, it just is an identifier of how wealth was accumulated.