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oligarchic

[ol-i-gahr-kik] / ˌɒl ɪˈgɑr kɪk /
ADJECTIVE
governed by small group
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Imperial overreach comes home: financial crisis, a Spartan fleet off the coast of Attica and an oligarchic coup in Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Globally, people argue about which countries should be listed as oligarchic and which should not.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2024

“Some of them had oligarchic influences in the past, but so what, they got through it, and saw this as an opportunity to reset their image in an era of criticism of fossil fuels.”

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

“If you want to fight Kremlin and oligarchic influence in Ukraine, you have to follow the money,” Kaleniuk says.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2020

The wave of discontent that was stirring the people was beginning to strike at the heart of that oligarchic society.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende



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