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Oligarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Oligarchy (Greek , Oligarkhía ) (oligocracy) is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royal, wealth, intellectual, family,...
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General info on Government ... Greatest Government? | Aristocracy | Democracy | Monarchy | Oligarchy | Plutocracy | Theocracy | Dictatorship | Totalitarianism...
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Classical Literature Companion: oligarchy ... oligarchy (oligarchia, ‘rule of the few’), the limitation of political power to a portion of the community, such as a few families or individuals (the oligarchs). It was characteristic of oligarchs that they possessed greater wealth and influence than the rest of the community;
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Oligarchy & Oligopoly ... "Oligarchy... a government in which a small group exercises control, esp. for corrupt and selfish purposes." ... "If government becomes Independent of politics it can only mean that that sphere of government becomes an absolute self-perpetuating oligarchy ... such an elite becomes more suitable for...
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The oligarchy in Venice was remarkably stable in that it lasted for 1100 years, up until Napoleon occupied Venice in 1797. This was all the more amazing since the population of Venice was only about 200,000. Australia has enough trouble finding good politicians with our population of 18 million, so it would be much...
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