oligarchy

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But the oligarchy is about to smash the country entirely in chaos and destruction.

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  1. noun Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
  2. noun Those making up such a government.
  3. noun A state governed by a few persons.

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  • The discussion focused, in particular, on how to "replace the financial oligarchy with the power of governments," as Baldassarri condensed it in one sentence, and on why the oligarchy is so "stupid" as not to see that its policies are leading to a general ruin, including of the oligarchy itself. —  LaRouche's Latest
  • Tijuana puts the "merry" in Marijuana, but as long as the allegiance of Mexico's government and its narco-oligarchy are intertwined, we have a powder keg waiting to explode across the border. —  Tucson Citizen
  • The president suggested instead that Venezuela's "oligarchy" - wealthy power brokers who oppose his socialist government - could have been behind the attack. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • And in a televised speech, he suggested Venezuela's "oligarchy" -- wealthy power brokers who oppose his socialist government -- could have been behind the attack. —  WBAY Action 2 News
  • He suggested that Venezuela's "oligarchy" - wealthy power brokers who oppose his socialist government - could have been behind the attack. —  Taipei Times
 

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  1. = French oligarchie = Spanish oligarquía = Portuguese Italian oligarchia, from Greek ὀλιγαρχία, government by the few, from ὀλίγος, few, + ἄρχειν, rule. Cf. oligarch.
 

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/ˈɑlɪgɑrki/
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