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Meaning
Noun
●
A government
run by
only
a few
, often the wealthy.
●
Those who
make up
an
oligarchic
government.
●
A state
ruled
by such a government.
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Origin
oligarchy
English
oligarchie
French
oligarchia
Latin
ὀλιγαρχία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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