Definition of Oligerchy
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- government by only a few, often the wealthy
- those who make up an oligarchic government
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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