oligarchy
n. government by a small elite group; people or class selected to rule in an oligarchical government | ||||
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Oligarchy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Oligarchy
(n.)
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
(n.)
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
| WordNet 2.0 |
oligarchy
Noun
1. a political system governed by a few people
(hypernym) political system, form of government
Noun
1. a political system governed by a few people
(hypernym) political system, form of government
| Grandiloquent Dictionary |
oligarchy
A government controlled by a few people
A government controlled by a few people
| hEnglish - advanced version |
oligarchy
oligarchy
\ol"i*gar"chy\ (?), n.; pl. oligarchies (#). [gr. &?;; &?; few, little + &?; to rule, govern: cf.f. oligarchie.] a form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. all oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list.
oligarchy
n : a political system governed by a few people
oligarchy
\ol"i*gar"chy\ (?), n.; pl. oligarchies (#). [gr. &?;; &?; few, little + &?; to rule, govern: cf.f. oligarchie.] a form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. all oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list.
oligarchy
n : a political system governed by a few people
Oligarchy Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Oligarchy
This name is given to designate the power which a few citizens of a state have usurped, which ought by the constitution to reside in the people. Among the Romans the government degenerated several times into an oligarchy; for example, under the decemvirs when they became the only magistrates in the commonwealth.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
This name is given to designate the power which a few citizens of a state have usurped, which ought by the constitution to reside in the people. Among the Romans the government degenerated several times into an oligarchy; for example, under the decemvirs when they became the only magistrates in the commonwealth.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Oligarchy
Any system of government in which virtually all political power is held by a very small number of wealthy but otherwise unmeritorious people who shape public policy primarily to benefit themselves financially through direct subsidies to their agricultural estates or business firms, lucrative government contracts, and protectionist measures aimed at damaging their economic competitors -- while displaying little or no concern for the broader interests of the rest of the citizenry. "Oligarchy" is also used as a collective term to denote all the individual members of the small corrupt ruling group in such a system. The term always has a negative or derogatory connotation in both contemporary and classical usage, in contrast to aristocracy (which sometimes has a derogatory connotation in modern usage, but never in classical).
[See also: elite (elitist) theory , aristocracy , republic , democracy , fascism , state , protectionism , subsidy , monopoly ]
Any system of government in which virtually all political power is held by a very small number of wealthy but otherwise unmeritorious people who shape public policy primarily to benefit themselves financially through direct subsidies to their agricultural estates or business firms, lucrative government contracts, and protectionist measures aimed at damaging their economic competitors -- while displaying little or no concern for the broader interests of the rest of the citizenry. "Oligarchy" is also used as a collective term to denote all the individual members of the small corrupt ruling group in such a system. The term always has a negative or derogatory connotation in both contemporary and classical usage, in contrast to aristocracy (which sometimes has a derogatory connotation in modern usage, but never in classical).
[See also: elite (elitist) theory , aristocracy , republic , democracy , fascism , state , protectionism , subsidy , monopoly ]
| Glossary of Sociology |
OLIGARCHY
Rule by a few within an organization or in the society as a whole.
Rule by a few within an organization or in the society as a whole.
Oligarchy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Oligarchy
Oligarchy (Greek , Oligarkhía) is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society (whether distinguished by wealth, family or military powers). The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few" ( óligon) and "rule" ( arkho).
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