oligarchy
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their…A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
» It's an oligarchy.
Это олигархия.
Це олігархія.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
Oligarchie
олига́рхияoligárxija
олігархі́яoliharxíja
(countable, uncountable)A state ruled by such a government.
The 1832 Reform Act aimed to transform the British oligarchy and allow Parliament to represent the interests of a broader range of the population.
Oligarchie
олига́рхияoligárxija
олігархі́яoliharxíja
(countable, uncountable)Those who make up an oligarchic government.
The modern British oligarchy—particularly during periods of Tory rule—has been called a chumocracy.
олига́рхияoligárxija
- a political system governed by a few people
Examples
8 sentencesIt's an oligarchy.
Це олігархія.
ruЭто олигархия.
Do you like democracy or oligarchy?
Algerians are tired of the corrupt economic oligarchy.
The stench of censorship will spell the end of the oligarchy.
No one is actually experiencing reality thanks to the oligarchy of billionaires.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French oligarchie, from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχίαBorrowed from French oligarchie, from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía), from ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).
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Forms
plural: oligarchies| Singular | oligarchy |
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Word family
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