Oligarchy

Word OLIGARCHY
Character 9
Hyphenation ol i gar chy
Pronunciations /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/

Definitions and meanings of "Oligarchy"

What do we mean by oligarchy?

Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. noun

Those making up such a government. noun

A state governed by a few persons. noun

A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the hands of a small exclusive class; also, collectively, those who form such a class or body. noun

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. noun

A government run by only a few, often the wealthy. noun

Those who make up an oligarchic government. noun

A state ruled by such a government. noun

A political system governed by a few people 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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The word "oligarchy" in example sentences

The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" and "rule". ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" (ὀλίγios olígios) and "rule" (ἄρχeiv arkhein). ❋ Unknown (2008)

And what manner of government do you term oligarchy? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Another consequence of such default, Todd says, would be freeing economies and governments from control of what he calls the "oligarchy" of mega-rich investors whose fortunes and interests drive and shape bond markets -- and whose gain through safe government securities have influenced political leaders into building up huge public debt in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Therefore, an oligarchy is actually a form of shared dictatorship in which the people have a limited role in the government. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

But that first age of banking oligarchs came to an end with the passage of significant banking regulation in response to the Great Depression; the reemergence of an American financial oligarchy is quite recent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Corporate oligarchy is a form of power, governmental or operational, where such power effectively rests with a small, elite group of inside individuals or influential economic entities or devices, such as banks, commercial entities that act in complicity with, or at the whim of the oligarchy, often with little or no regard for constitutionally protected prerogative.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The ugliest face of the Latin American oligarchy is now standing alone against the world, showing its contempt for democracy and for its own people. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These are features which are similar to a Latin American oligarchy --- a so-called banana republic. ❋ Unknown (2007)

—Writing FictionSuddenly, you were planting some yellow petuniasoutside in the garden,and suddenly I was in the studylooking up the word oligarchy for the thirty-seventh time. ❋ Bruce Schauble (2007)

When this group succeeds in gaining power, they form a government which, because of their very aspirations, must be bad self-seeking and which, because of the paucity of numbers, is called oligarchy, even though the characteristic feature is economic egoism rather than numbers. ❋ Dino Bigongiari (1997)

We know that the Latin American oligarchy will never support any really revolutionary movement. ❋ Unknown (1972)

It had long been realized that the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. ❋ Unknown (1949)

Anyone who wants to discuss the current state of affairs better be prepared to speak plainly - "third world America," "quiet coup," "oligarchy" - or they'll be ignored. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He suggested that Venezuela's "oligarchy" - wealthy power brokers who oppose his socialist government - could have been behind the attack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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