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Oligarchy Ol"i*gar"chy, n.; pl. Oligarchies. [Gr. ?;
'oli`gos few, little + 'a`rchein to rule, govern: cf. F.
oligarchie.]
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in
the hands…
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Total Truths from YellowVestMinset
Oligarchy Ol"i*gar"chy, n.; pl. Oligarchies. [Gr. ?;
'oli`gos few, little + 'a`rchein 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.
[1913 Webster]
All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what
they list. --Burton.
[1913 Webster]
-- From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
oligarchy
n 1: 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"
-- From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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