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oligarchy (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Greek; Origin: oligarchia, from oligos 'few' + -archia ( -ARCHY)]
[C usually singular] a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people
[U] when a country or organization is run by a small group of people
::Eventually oligarchy took over from democracy.