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A government run by only a few, often the wealthy. / Those who make up an oligarchic government. / A state ruled by such a government.

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oligarchy

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Source Word

oligarchy

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

少数支配（限られた少数の人々による統治） / 寡頭政治（主に富裕層や特権をもつ少数の人々による政府） / そのような政府を構成する者たちや、その体制下の国家

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Many citizens feared that the country's increasing wealth concentration would transform its democracy into an oligarchy.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの市民は、その国で富の集中が進むことで民主主義が少数の、しばしば裕福な人々によって支配される寡頭政治に変わるのではないかと恐れていた。

Sense（1）

A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.

It's an oligarchy because these families own and run almost everything that makes money in El Salvador. Coffee gave birth to the oligarchy in the late 19th century, and economic growth has revolved around them ever since.

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Sense（2）

Those who make up an oligarchic government.

Sense（3）

A state ruled by such a government.

oligarchies

（ plural ）

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