oligarchy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *oligarchy*:
NOUN	group	oligarchy	a political system governed by a few people

oligarchy > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'lahgaa.rkiy
Rhymes	achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy...

English > *oligarchy*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A political system governed by a few people.
Examples	"one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy" "the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen"
Broader	political system, form of government	The members of a social organization who are in power
Spanish	oligarquía
Catalan	oligarquia
Adjectives	oligarchic, oligarchical	of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy

HyperDic: oligarchy