ruling oligarchy

ruling oligarchy
правляча олігархія

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  • oligarchy — oligarchy, aristocracy, plutocracy are comparable when they mean government by, or a state governed by, the few. The terms are often applied to governments or states that are ostensibly monarchies or republics but are, in the opinion of the user …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • oligarchy — [äl′i gär΄kē] n. pl. oligarchies [Gr oligarchia: see OLIG(O) & ARCHY] 1. a form of government in which the ruling power belongs to a few persons 2. a state governed in this way 3. the persons ruling such a state oligarchic adj. oligarchical …   English World dictionary

  • Oligarchy — Ol i*gar chy, n.; pl. {Oligarchies}. [Gr. ?; oli gos few, little + a rchein to rule, govern: cf. F. oligarchie.] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oligarchy — /ol i gahr kee/, n., pl. oligarchies. 1. a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. 2. a state or organization so ruled. 3. the persons or class so ruling. [1570 80; …   Universalium

  • Ruling clique — A ruling clique is a group of people who jointly rule an oligarchic form of government.Ruling cliques generally differ from another type of oligarchy: a military junta. Military juntas are always ruled by military personnel (often high ranking… …   Wikipedia

  • oligarchy — ol•i•gar•chy [[t]ˈɒl ɪˌgɑr ki[/t]] n. pl. chies 1) gov a form of government in which power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique 2) gov a state or organization so ruled 3) gov the persons or class so ruling • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • oligarchy — /ˈɒləgaki / (say oluhgahkee) noun (plural oligarchies) 1. a form of government in which the power is vested in a few, or in a dominant class or clique. 2. a state so governed. 3. the ruling few collectively. {Greek oligarchia} …  

  • Meiji oligarchy — Ōkubo Toshimichi The Meiji oligarchy was the name used to describe the new ruling class of Meiji period Japan. In Japanese, the Meiji oligarchy is called the domain clique (藩閥, hambatsu …   Wikipedia

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

  • United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

  • Hannibal — Infobox Military Person name=Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca lived=247 BC ndash; 183 BC caption=A Roman marble bust of Hannibal originally found at the ancient city state of Capua in Italy. No authenticated image of Hannibal is known, so this… …   Wikipedia

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