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- [ol-i-gahr-kee]
- /ˈɒl ɪˌgɑr ki/
- /ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ol-i-gahr-kee]
- /ˈɒl ɪˌgɑr ki/
Definitions of oligarchy word
- noun plural oligarchy a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. 1
- noun plural oligarchy a state or organization so ruled. 1
- noun plural oligarchy the persons or class so ruling. 1
- noun oligarchy A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. 1
- noun oligarchy government by an elite 1
- countable noun oligarchy An oligarchy is a small group of people who control and run a particular country or organization. You can also refer to a country which is governed in this way as an oligarchy. 0
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Origin of oligarchy
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Medieval Latin oligarchia < Greek oligarchía. See olig-, -archy
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Parts of speech for Oligarchy
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oligarchy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oligarchy
noun oligarchy
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
- autocracy — Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power.
- coercion — Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
- cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
Antonyms for oligarchy
noun oligarchy
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
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