golden billion

noun

The world's richest billion people, maintained by an indefinite elite which supposedly pulls strings to amass wealth and destroy regular people’s lives.

OriginRussian золото́й миллиа́рд →
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Meanings

noungolden billion (plural golden billions)

plural golden billions

  1. The world's richest billion people, maintained by an indefinite elite which supposedly pulls strings to amass wealth and destroy regular people’s lives.

Origin

  1. Russianзолото́й миллиа́рд
  2. Englishgolden billion

Calque of Russian золото́й миллиа́рд (zolotój milliárd).

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APA

golden billion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20billion

MLA

“golden billion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20billion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden billion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20billion.

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