oligarchy

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From French oligarchie < Latin oligarchia < Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarchia) < ὀλίγος (oligos), few) + ἀρχή (archē), rule).

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Singular
oligarchy

Plural
oligarchies

oligarchy (plural oligarchies)

  1. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  2. Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  3. A state ruled by such a government.

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