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   Ol·i·gar·chy

   /ˈäləˌɡärkē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution: "the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president"
   • ▪ a country governed by an oligarchy: "the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century"
   • ▪ government by an oligarchy.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few’ and arkhein ‘to rule’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oligarchic adjective
   • 2. oligarchical adjective
   • 3. oligarchically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   What does oligarchic mean?

   • oligarchic; oligarchical (of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy) Two million of your children are toiling to-day in this trader- oligarchy of the United States. Learn English with... Proverbs "Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night."

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   How do you pronounce oligarch?

   • You pronounce the word oligarch phonetically like this o·luh·gaak. The word can be pronounced two ways, it is stressed on the first syllable 'O', so the word can say 'Ah' or 'Oh'. The second syllable 'li' is short and unstressed and sounds like 'luh' And the letter 'ch' make the K sound making it 'Ah-luh-gark' or 'Oh-luh-gark'.

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   What is the noun for oligarchy?

   • • OLIGARCHY (noun) The noun OLIGARCHY has 1 sense: 1. a political system governed by a few people Familiarity information: OLIGARCHY used as a noun is very rare.

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   Where did the word oligarchy come from?

   • The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" ( ὀλίγον ófligon) and "rule" ( ἄρχω arcgekho ). Historically, many oligarchies openly gave the political power to a minority group, sometimes arguing that this was an aristocracy ("organization by the 'best' and the 'brightest'").

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   English pronunciation of oligarchy. oligarchy. How to pronounce oligarchy. UK /ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.ki/ US /ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːr.ki/ More about phonetic symbols. Sound-by-sound pronunciation. UK /ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.ki/ oligarchy. /ɒ/ as in. sock. /l/ as in. look. /ɪ/ as in. ship. UK /ɡ/ as in. /ɑː/ as in. father. /k/ as in. cat. /i/ as in. happy. US /ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːr.ki/ oligarchy.

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   Pronunciations of 'oligarchy'. American English: ɒlɪgɑrki British English: ɒlɪgɑːʳki. Word forms plural oligarchies. Example sentences including 'oligarchy'. ...a protest against imperialism and oligarchy in the region. New from Collins.

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