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    oligarchy
    government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes.[14 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/14
    
    
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    oligarchy
    oligarchy Government by the few; a form of government in which the power is confined to a few persons or families; also, the body of persons composing such a government.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1460/
    
    
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    Oligarchy
    Oligarchy ({etymology|el|{{lang|grc|ὀλιγαρχία} (oligarkhía)}}; {etymology||ὀλίγος (olígos)|a few||ἄρχω (archo)|to rule or to command}) is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty,...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy
    
    
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    oligarchy
    A form of government in which a minority rules outside the law. ombudsman. An official with the power to investigate complaints against government administration.
    Found op http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html
    
    
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    oligarchy
    oligarchy (ol'ugärkē) [Gr.,=rule by the few], rule by a few members of a community or group. When referring to governments, the classical definition of oligarchy, as given for example by Aristotle, is of government by a few, usually the rich, for their own advantage. It is compared wi...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836566.html
    
    
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    Oligarchy
    This name is given to designate the power which a few citizens of a state have usurped, which ought by the constitution to reside in the people. Among the Romans the government degenerated several times into an oligarchy; for example, under the decemvirs when they became the only magistrates in the ...
    Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/o036.htm
    
    
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    Oligarchy
    Oligarchy is government by a limited number of persons, as distinct from democracy (government by all classes) and monarchy (government by one person).
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AO.HTM
    
    
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    oligarchy
    Rule of the few, in their own interests. It was first identified as a form of government by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. In modern times there have been a number of oligarchies, sometimes posing as democracies; the paramilitary rule of the Duvalier family in Haiti, 1957–86, is an example
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0031410.html
    
    
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    oligarchy
    1) Form of government 2) Government by a few 3) Political system
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