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Synonyms of oligarchy
- Critics complain that the government is now dominated by an oligarchy of wealthy businesspeople.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for oligarchy
- 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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“Oligarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oligarchy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of oligarchy was in 1542
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