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oligarchy

noun
🔊/ˈɒlɪɡɑːki/
🔊/ˈɑːləɡɑːrki/, 🔊/ˈəʊləɡɑːrki/
(plural oligarchies)
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  1. [uncountable] a form of government in which only a small group of people hold all the power寡头政治Topics Politicsc2
  2. [countable + singular or plural verb] the people who hold power in an oligarchy寡头统治集团
  3. [countable] a country governed by an oligarchy寡头统治的国家
    4. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few’ and arkhein ‘to rule’.