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Webster 1913 Edition
Oligarchy
Ol′i-gar′chy
,Noun.
pl.
Oligarchies
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. [Gr. [GREEK];
ὀλίγοσ
few, little + ἄρχειν
to rule, govern: cf. F. oligarchie
.] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
All
oligarchies
, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton.
Definition 2024
oligarchy
oligarchy
English
Noun
oligarchy (plural oligarchies)
- A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
- 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):
- The Itasca Project is just one example of existing oligarchy, and a surprisingly open one at that.
- 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):
- Those who make up an oligarchic government.
- A state ruled by such a government.
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Translations
Government by only a few
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Those who make up an oligarchic government
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State ruled by such a government
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