Does it ever feel like just a few people have all the power? If it's a government that's run like this, it's an oligarchy. A country that has this form of government is an oligarchy too.
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
Noun
a political system governed by a few people
n.
A form of government in which the supreme power is
placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling
few.
Oligarchy
All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list.
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
Usage Examples
We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.
But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of an oligarchy, we've made a terrible mistake.
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Other Usage ExamplesTradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.
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