Bollygarch

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UK/ˈbɒlɪˌɡɑːk/

noun

An Indian oligarch or billionaire.

Scrabble 21

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nounBollygarch (plural Bollygarchs)

plural Bollygarchs

  1. informalAn Indian oligarch or billionaire.

    The Bollygarchs' magic mix.

    2011, The Economist
    2 more examples

    Getting into politics will cost you: India's Election Commission estimates the cost of fighting a seat is twenty- five million rupees. Only cricketers and Bollygarchs can afford that.

    2013 June 6, Bloomsbury Publishing, The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon, A&C Black, →ISBN

    The Indian "Bollygarchs" became a transnational oligarchy, investing in real estate in London, New York, and Singapore, along with Chinese and Russian plutocrats.

    2020 December 21, Philip McMichael, Heloise Weber, Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective, SAGE Publications, →ISBN

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APA

Bollygarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bollygarch

MLA

“Bollygarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bollygarch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bollygarch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bollygarch.

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