Definitionn. a political system governed by a few people
Last update: March 22, 2016
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In our small religious community, the major decisions of the town are made by the oligarchy, which is composed of six wise men. [Please select]
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The food service in the stadium is controlled by an oligarchy of four service providers. [Please select]
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And Venice was ruled by a close oligarchy; Florence was passing from the hands of her oligarchs into the power of the Medicean merchants. [Please select]
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It was an oligarchy of a few powerful whig noblemen, whose rule was supreme in England. [Please select]
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He and the Senate oligarchy that coyly took the credit for nominating Mr. [Please select]
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"Always keep your position as leaders, but don't degenerate into an oligarchy." [Please select]
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Venice, whose commercial importance had begun to decline, was controlled by an oligarchy of nobles. [Please select]
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"Your nightmare of a slaveholders' oligarchy does not disturb me." [Please select]
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The slaveholding oligarchy had always ruled, but the day of the uplanders was at hand. [Please select]
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"All working-class England was up in arms, not so much against slavery as against British oligarchy[1361]." [Please select]
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Thus much of the origin,--let us next consider the evils of oligarchy. [Please select]
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