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Definitions for Oligarchy
[1] a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
[2] a state or organization so ruled.
[3] the persons or class so ruling.
[4] government by a small group of people
[5] a state or organization so governed
[6] a small body of individuals ruling such a state
[7] mainly US a small clique of private citizens who exert a strong influence on government
Words related to Oligarchy
autocracy, oppression, domination, cruelty, authoritarianism, despotism, totalitarianism, coercion, terrorism, absolutism, severity, monocracy, fascism, totality, imperiousness, high-handedness, unreasonableness, peremptoriness
Words nearby Oligarchy
olid, olig-, oligaemia, oligarch, oligarchic, oligarchy, oligemia, oligo-, oligoamnios, oligocene, oligochaete
Origin of Oligarchy
1570–80; < Medieval Latin oligarchia < Greek oligarchía. See olig-, -archy
Word origin for Oligarchy
C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek oligarkhia, from olígos few + -archy
Synonyms for Oligarchy
authoritarianism, autocracy, coercion, cruelty, despotism, domination, oppression, terrorism, totalitarianism, absolutism, fascism, high-handedness, imperiousness, monocracy, severity, totality, peremptoriness, reign of terror, unreasonableness