n. (pl. -ies) 1 government by a small group of people. 2 a State governed in this way. 3 the members of such a government. oligarchic adj. oligarchical adj. oligarchically adv.
[ F oligarchie or med.L oligarchia f. Gk oligarkhia (as OLIGARCH) ]
OLIGARCHY
Meaning of OLIGARCHY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012