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oligarchy

English

Etymology

From French oligarchie, from Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (oligarkhía), from ?????? (olígos, “few”) + ???? (arkh?, “rule”).
Surface analysis: olig- (“few”) +? -archy (“rule”, “command”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??l?????ki/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???l?????ki/, /?o?l?????ki/

Noun

oligarchy (plural oligarchies)

  1. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
    • 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):
      The Itasca Project is just one example of existing oligarchy, and a surprisingly open one at that.
  2. Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  3. A state ruled by such a government.

Related terms

  • oligarch
  • oligarchic
  • oligarchical

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gerontocracy

English

Etymology

geronto- +? -cracy, from Ancient Greek

Noun

gerontocracy (plural gerontocracies)

  1. Government by elders.

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