OLIGARCHY


Meaning of OLIGARCHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-lə-ˌgär-kē, ˈō- ]

noun

( plural -chies )

Date: 1542

1. : government by the few

2. : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes ; also : a group exercising such control

3. : an organization under oligarchic control

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.