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Word "OLIGARCHY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a political system governed by a few people
Examples:
one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy
the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen

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Government by a few
Form of government in which power rests with a small number of people (9)
Government by a few one might charily go for (9)
Form of government that may make one go charily The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jun 2023
As a rule, its leaders are unlikely to get to number ten The Times Cryptic 08 May 2023
Walls of church wiped with oily rag irked leading group The Telegraph Toughie 05 May 2023
Government by a small exclusive class The Telegraph General Knowledge 23 May 2022
Rule by a small group New York Times 06 Dec 2021
“Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton) The Times Specialist Sunday 29 Aug 2021
Rule exercised by limited company? The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Nov 2020
System of rule in chaos — go charily
Go with a richly varied social system
Gay choir formed around end of April, a powerful group
. Holy cigar smoked in a state governed by a small exclusive class
Perhaps go charily with this form of rule
Perhaps go charily with this form of rule The Guardian Quiptic 23 Jul 2018
Rule of the few The Telegraph Quick 03 May 2018
Kind of government formed by rich guys only — every odd aristocrat basically
Political system of government by a few people Irish Times Simplex 11 Apr 2017
Government's potentially rich goal unknown The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2016
Rule established by limited company? The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Jan 2016
Government by the few The Sun Two Speed 21 Nov 2015
Holy Craig topples elite government The Sun Two Speed 21 Nov 2015
Orwell's "1984" Inner Party is one LA Times Daily 17 Sep 2015
Garlic production in Ohio in first year is run by small number of people Irish Times Crosaire 16 Mar 2015
Orwell's "1984" Inner Party is one
As a rule, check oily rag's been flicked round
Ancient Athens's Thirty Tyrants, e.g.
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