oligarchies

plural of oligarchy

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Noun
  • These internal cliques, or deputy gangs, which have been tied to specific LASD precincts, have names like the Banditos, the Grim Reapers, and the Regulators.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At the Dallas Street property, small cliques of armed men, mostly Venezuelans and Mexicans, fought an ongoing turf war.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The private luncheon brought together leaders who’ve built empires, broken ceilings, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Kuti was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military juntas in the 1970s.
    Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No more communism, or fascism; no more theocracy, or monarchies.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Oligarchies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oligarchies. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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