oligarchy

• Nom désignant un système politique ou une forme de gouvernement dans lequel le pouvoir est détenu par un petit groupe de personnes.

A noun referring to a political system or form of government in which power is held by a small group of people.

1. Government by a fewC1formalpolitical

   A political system in which power is held by a small, often self-appointed, group of people.

   Oligarchie

   • The country's oligarchy controlled all major industries and political decisions.
   • Many ancient Greek city-states were ruled by an oligarchy of wealthy citizens.
   • The revolution aimed to overthrow the corrupt oligarchy that had governed for decades.

   Synonymesaristocracyplutocracy

   Antonymesdemocracyrepublic