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Definition of: oligarchy
(ol′ə·gär′kē) noun plural ·chies
A form of government in which supreme power is restricted to a few [Prob. <Med. L oligarchia <Gk. <oligarchēs. See OLIGARCH.]
—ol′i·gar′chic, ol′i·gar′chal, ol′i·gar′chi·cal adjective oligo- combining form
Small; few; scanty: oligocythemia. Also, before vowels, olig-. [<Gk. oligos few]
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