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Synonyms of oligarchy
1
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for oligarchy
2
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for oligarchy
- dyarchy
- (also diarchy),
- duumvirate,
- triarchy,
- triumvirate
- commonwealth,
- country,
- land,
- nation,
- sovereignty
- (also sovranty),
- state
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The first known use of oligarchy was in 1542
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