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oligarchy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | form of government, political system |
| Derivation | oligarchic, oligarchical |
one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy.
the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen.
Examples of oligarchy
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The oligarchy in Athens collapsed and Alcibiades reconquered what had been lost.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So long as the island retained its independence the government was an oligarchy.
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We also are in Age where grassroots movements worldwide are toppling oligarchy.
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Now we have an oligarchy since the power belongs to a limited number of people.
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Goaded by the Carnegie Foundation and other oligarchy fronts, Wilson accommodated.
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He blames the media for the perception of FEE-FI-FO-FUM as an imploding oligarchy.
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It states that any form of human organization will eventually become an oligarchy.
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This is the most successful, inherited, oligarchy in the history of the world.
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For most of the last half century, Venezuela was run by a two-party oligarchy.
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- A political system governed by a few people; "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy"; "the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen"
- (oligarchical) oligarchic: of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy
- Oligarchy (from Greek u1F40u03BBu03B9u03B3u03B1u03C1u03C7u03AFu03B1 (oligarkhu00EDa); from u1F40u03BBu03AFu03B3u03BFu03C2 (olu00EDgos), meaning "few", and u1F04u03C1u03C7u03C9 (arkho), meaning "to rule or to command") is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people might be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, religious or military control...
- A government run by only a few, often the wealthy; Those who make up an oligarchic government; A state ruled by such a government
- (Oligarchies) A form of government in which the exercise of power is divided among a small group.
- A political system in which the government is under the control of the merchant class.
- A society or social system ruled by a few people. As societies or organizations become large it is thought that political power becomes concentrated in the hand of a few individuals. In See: IRON LAW OF OLIGARCHY / PLUTOCRACY / .
- The ruling class. Usually a small group of wealthy individuals.
- Government by a few, usually wealthy, upper-class families.
