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Webster 1913 Edition
Oligarchy
Ol′i-gar′chy
,Noun.
pl.
Oligarchies
(#)
. [Gr. [GREEK];
ὀλίγοσ
few, little + ἄρχειν
to rule, govern: cf. F. oligarchie
.] 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.
All
oligarchies
, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton.