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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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   noun. ol· i· gar· chy ˈä-lə-ˌgär-kē ˈō-. plural oligarchies. Synonyms of oligarchy. 1. : government by the few. The corporation is ruled by oligarchy. 2. : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.

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   a small group of very powerful people that controls a government or society: The powerful socio-economic oligarchy tried to preserve its privileged status. The country is run by a self-selecting oligarchy with little regard for the rules of law and natural justice. [ C ] a country with a government that is an oligarchy:

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    How is the noun oligarchy pronounced? British English. /ˈɒlᵻɡɑːki/ OL-uh-gar-kee. U.S. English. /ˈɑləˌɡɑrki/ AH-luh-gar-kee. /ˈoʊləˌɡɑrki/ OH-luh-gar-kee. See pronunciation. Where does the noun oligarchy come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. oligarchy is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin.