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Few rulers' possession
Oligarchy's is the possessive form of oligarchy, a system of government in which power rests with a small group—typically wealthy elites, military leaders, or members of a ruling family.
The oligarchy's grip on the economy tightened after the reforms failed.
The term also describes any organization controlled by a privileged few: The party's oligarchy's interests rarely aligned with its voters'.
Energy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- dominionAuthority to rule
regime · elite · plutocracy · aristocracy · ruling class · concentration · wealth · influence
Unequal distribution of resources
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- autocracyRule by one
undemocratic · disenfranchisement · corruption · self-interest · greed · entrenchment · manipulation · capture
Classical Mediterranean civilization
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- AthensGreece's capital city
- RomeItaly's capital city
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
Senate · Venice · feudalism · nobility · tsarist · boyars · colonialism · landed gentry
power
Energy transfer rate
dominion · regime · elite · plutocracy · aristocracy · ruling class · concentration · wealth · influence · dynasty
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
autocracy · undemocratic · disenfranchisement · corruption · self-interest · greed · entrenchment · manipulation · capture · collusion
ancient Greece
Classical Mediterranean civilization
patricians · Senate · Venice · feudalism · nobility · tsarist · boyars · colonialism · landed gentry · Gilded Age
elites
Privileged powerful groups
magnates · tycoons · barons · moguls · patricians · nobles · families · clans · dynasties · insiders
oligarchy'sdemocracy's
Of rule by populace
republic's · people's · masses · monarchy's · demos
oligarchy'sdemocracy's
Of rule by populace
grassroots · public's · demos · plebeians · commoners
oligarchy'sdemocracy's
Of rule by populace
commoner's · commonwealth's · communism's · peasantry's · community's