Thesaurus results for OLIGARCHIES

oligarchies

noun

plural of oligarchy

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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Recent Examples of oligarchies Breaking the hold of tech and financial oligarchies, including a ban on algorithmic wage-setting, ensures that AI does not become a tool for gutting the middle class. —

Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 The open-source software movement, partly a political project to protect the freedom to tinker and prevent corporate oligarchies from stifling innovation, would become a cornerstone of the technology industry. —

Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026

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Corbett says that deputy gangs do not exist in the department, that in the past cliques and subgroups have existed, and that focus on the issue has eroded public trust and deputies’ morale.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Tuchel does not want dressing-room cliques and has put a premium on having a unified group pulling in the same direction.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026