oligarchies

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A government controlled by a few people
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{n} a government in the hands of few
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A form of government in which a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions
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a system of government in which political power is exercised by a small group of people, usually self-selected
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Those who make up an oligarchic government
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- a government controlled by a small group to serve their own purposes
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n a form of civil government in which the power is in the hands of a few
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Rule by a few influential members
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Oligarchy is a situation in which a country or organization is run by an oligarchy. a protest against imperialism and oligarchy in the region. Rule by the few, often seen as having self-serving ends. Aristotle used the term pejoratively for unjust rule by bad men, contrasting oligarchy with rule by an aristocracy. Most classic oligarchies have resulted when governing elites were recruited exclusively from a ruling class, which tends to exercise power in its own interest. The term is considered outmoded today because "few" conveys no information about the nature of the ruling group
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{i} government by a small elite group; people or class selected to rule in an oligarchical government
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a political system governed by a few people
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A government run by only a few, often the wealthy
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A state ruled by such a government
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a form of government in which power is restricted to a few elites
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Rule by a few or a small exclusive group
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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
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Government by the privileged few over the masses
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      Form of government where control lies within a small group of people based on wealth or power
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the ruling class Usually a small group of wealthy individuals
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System of government where political power is held and exercised by a small elite group with military power
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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