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Word: Oligarchy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: via French and Latin from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few’ and arkhein ‘to rule’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒlɪɡɑːki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small group of people having control of a country or organization
Short Definition:small group of people having control of country or organization
Examples:- the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president
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