transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒlɪgɑ:(r)ki ]
( oligarchies)
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An oligarchy is a small group of people who control and run a particular country or organization. You can also refer to a country which is governed in this way as an oligarchy .
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Oligarchy is a situation in which a country or organization is run by an oligarchy.
...a protest against imperialism and oligarchy in the region.
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