单词 | oligarchize |
释义 | oligarchizev. transitive. To convert into an oligarchy; to subject to an oligarchy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [verb (transitive)] > convert or subject to rule of upper classes oligarchize1850 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 36 The remaining five to oligarchise the dependent allies. 1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) iii. iv. 207 Sparta..will no more have the power to oligarchize democracy. 1914 F. Tenney Rom. Imperialism 102 This does not mean that the senate deliberately pursued a policy of oligarchizing the local governments. 1987 Pacific Affairs 60 625 It can be argued, however, that at least parts of the movement have become oligarchized. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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