oligarchy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/    美 /ˈɑːlɪˌɡɑɹki/|/ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹki/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. countable,uncountable
    — Despite the involvement of all classes of society, America's political duopoly and the importance of money to mass-market campaigning has established an oligarchy that is seldom responsive to the citizenry as a whole, when opposed to the wealthy or major interest groups.
  2. A state ruled by such a government. countable,uncountable
    — The 1832 Reform Act aimed to transform the British oligarchy and allow Parliament to represent the interests of a broader range of the population.
  3. Those who make up an oligarchic government. countable,uncountable
    — The modern British oligarchy—particularly during periods of Tory rule—has been called a chumocracy.

词形变化

oligarchies plural

词汇关系

下位词
aristocracy meritocracy technocracy plutocracy kleptocracy chumocracy
衍生词
broligarchy oiligarchy oligarch oligarchic oligarchical silovarchy
相关词
oligopoly

词源

Borrowed from French oligarchie, from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía), from ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).
By surface analysis, oligo- (“few”) + -archy (“rule, command”).
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