| Oligarchy [ OL-i-gahr-kee ] | |
| [ noun ] | |
| MEANING : | |
| 1. a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons belonging to a dominant class or elite segment of society 2. a state governed by the few 3. the few who make up a government | |
| USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
| The drawback of an oligarchy is that the individuals are usually provoked by the lust for power and religious fanaticism. | |
