Definitions for oligarchic
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ol•i•gar•chyˈɒl ɪˌgɑr ki(n.)(pl.)-chies.
a form of government in which power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique.
Category: Government
a state or organization so ruled.
Category: Government
the persons or class so ruling.
Category: Government
Origin of oligarchy:
1570–80; < ML oligarchia < Gk oligarchía. See olig -, -archy
ol`i•gar′chic(adj.)
ol`i•gar′chi•cal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
oligarchic, oligarchical(adj)
of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy
Wiktionary
oligarchic(Adjective)
of or pertaining to oligarchy
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