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单词 oligarchy
释义 ol·i·gar·chy
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgärkē, -gȧk-, -ki\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Greek oligarchia, from olig- + -archia -archy
1.
 a.
  (1) : despotic power exercised by a privileged clique
   < a plutocratic oligarchy exercising all the old kingly powers — G.B.Shaw >
   — compare aristocracy
  (2) : government by the few
   < democracy and oligarchy shade into each other and are chiefly distinguished by the degree of the citizens' participation in government — D.D.McKean >
 b. : autocratic control of any group or organization by a small faction
  < the alarming growth of economic oligarchy resulting from corporate concentration — C.C.Rodee >
2.
 a. : a group or organization that is controlled by a privileged few
  < high schools are oligarchies … or whatever you like, but not democracies — Saturday Review >
 b. : the faction in control of such a group or organization
  < rival oligarchies supporting similar programs within the same party — H.R.Penniman >
  < the Millennium — old domination of the landowning and merchant oligarchy — D.M.Friedenberg >
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