oligarchy

Word family nounoligaemiaoligarcholigarchyoligistoligochaeteoligoclaseoligocythaemiaoligomeroligonucleotideoligopeptideoligopolistoligopolyoligopsonyoligosaccharideoligospermiaoligotrophyoliguriaadjectiveoligaemicoligarchalOligoceneoligochromeoligomerousoligopolisticoligopsonisticoligotrophicoliguricadverboligarchically

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ol·i·gar·chy /ˈɒləɡɑːki $ ˈɑːləɡɑːrki/ noun (plural oligarchies)

1. [countableC usually singular]PG a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people 寡头统治集团；寡头统治的国家

2 [uncountableU]PG when a country or organization is run by a small group of people 寡头政治

Eventually oligarchy took over from democracy.

最终寡头政治取代了民主制度。

Examples from the Corpus

oligarchy• Perhaps inevitably, with such wealth and diversity an oligarchy of local tradesman emerged, organised into a merchant guild.• The struggle is probably better understood as one between a dominant oligarchy and those whom they excluded from power.• However, because of the opposition of a still-powerful landed oligarchy, the effects of the legislation were diluted.• But the municipal oligarchy was too weak to pursue its course for long, and eventually came to terms with the state.• In Britain the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen.• These educational institutions suffer from very poor standards and give tacit or open support to the oligarchy.• The corrupt types include tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy.• Whenever oligarchy took over from democracy, pay for office was one of the first things to be abolished.

From Longman Business Dictionary

oligarchyol·i·gar·chy /ˈɒləgɑːkiˈɑːləgɑːrki, ˈoʊ-/ noun (plural oligarchies)

1[uncountableU] when a country is ruled or controlled by a small group of people, usually from the same social class

Oligarchy took over from democracy.

2[countableC] a country, organization, industry etc controlled by a small group of people, or the group who control it

The industry is dominated by an oligarchy of three oil companies.

—oligarch noun [countableC]

the changing alliances of Russia’s corporate oligarchs

—oligarchic (also oligarchical) adjectiveadj

the dominance of a small oligarchical group of businessmen

Origin oligarchy

(1400-1500) Greek oligarchia, from oligos “few” + -archia ( → -ARCHY)

词汇	oligarchy
释义	oligarchy Word family nounoligaemiaoligarcholigarchyoligistoligochaeteoligoclaseoligocythaemiaoligomeroligonucleotideoligopeptideoligopolistoligopolyoligopsonyoligosaccharideoligospermiaoligotrophyoliguriaadjectiveoligaemicoligarchalOligoceneoligochromeoligomerousoligopolisticoligopsonisticoligotrophicoliguricadverboligarchically Related topics: Government ol·i·gar·chy /ˈɒləɡɑːki $ ˈɑːləɡɑːrki/ noun (plural oligarchies) 1. [countableC usually singular]PG a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people 寡头统治集团；寡头统治的国家 2 [uncountableU]PG when a country or organization is run by a small group of people 寡头政治 Eventually oligarchy took over from democracy. 最终寡头政治取代了民主制度。 Examples from the Corpus oligarchy• Perhaps inevitably, with such wealth and diversity an oligarchy of local tradesman emerged, organised into a merchant guild.• The struggle is probably better understood as one between a dominant oligarchy and those whom they excluded from power.• However, because of the opposition of a still-powerful landed oligarchy, the effects of the legislation were diluted.• But the municipal oligarchy was too weak to pursue its course for long, and eventually came to terms with the state.• In Britain the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen.• These educational institutions suffer from very poor standards and give tacit or open support to the oligarchy.• The corrupt types include tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy.• Whenever oligarchy took over from democracy, pay for office was one of the first things to be abolished. From Longman Business Dictionary oligarchyol·i·gar·chy /ˈɒləgɑːkiˈɑːləgɑːrki, ˈoʊ-/ noun (plural oligarchies) 1[uncountableU] when a country is ruled or controlled by a small group of people, usually from the same social class Oligarchy took over from democracy. 2[countableC] a country, organization, industry etc controlled by a small group of people, or the group who control it The industry is dominated by an oligarchy of three oil companies. —oligarch noun [countableC] the changing alliances of Russia’s corporate oligarchs —oligarchic (also oligarchical) adjectiveadj the dominance of a small oligarchical group of businessmen Origin oligarchy (1400-1500) Greek oligarchia, from oligos “few” + -archia ( → -ARCHY)
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