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oligarchy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oligarchy \Ol"i*gar"chy\, n.; pl {Oligarchies}. [Gr. ?; ? few little + ? to rule govern: cf.F. oligarchie.] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also those who form the ruling few All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. --Burton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oligarchy n : a political system governed by a few people
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