ol·i·gar·chy
noun/ˈɒlɪɡɑːki/
/ˈɑːləɡɑːrki/, /ˈəʊləɡɑːrki/
(plural oligarchies)
- [uncountable] a form of government in which only a small group of people hold all the power
寡头政治 - [countable + singular or plural verb] the people who hold power in an oligarchy
寡头统治集团 - [countable] a country governed by an oligarchy
寡头统治的国家
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few’ and arkhein ‘to rule’.