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                    as in cliques
                                                
              
          
                                                      a small group of people who exercise control over a country, business, etc.                                       
              
                             Critics complain that the government is now dominated by an oligarchy of wealthy businesspeople.                         
                
                                                                                      
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                    as in empires
                                                
              
          
                                                      government that is controlled by a small group of people                                       
              
                             The nation was an oligarchy with election results manipulated to maintain a permanent ruling class.                         
                
                                                                                      
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