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oligocracy

oligocracy noun: rule by a select few people.

Noun

oligocracy (countable and uncountable, plural oligocracies)

  1. Rule by a select few people.

Forms of oligocracy

pluraloligocracies

Origin of oligocracy

From oligo- + -cracy.

Questions about oligocracy

What does oligocracy mean?
Oligocracy means rule by a select few people.
What part of speech is oligocracy?
Oligocracy is a noun.
What is the plural of oligocracy?
The plural of oligocracy is oligocracies.

Words near oligocracy in the dictionary

  1. oligoclonally
  2. oligoclone
  3. oligoclones
  4. oligocone
  5. oligocracies
  6. oligocracy
  7. oligocratic
  8. oligocrystalline
  9. oligoculture
  10. oligocultures
  11. oligocyclic

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