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单词 oligarchy
释义
oligarchy
noun[CorU]
politicsspecialized
uk
/ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.ki/us
/ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːr.ki/
[U]
governmentby asmallgroupof verypowerfulpeople:
A lot ofpeoplein thecountrywereseeingthedangersof oligarchy.
Thecountryhad todecidewhether itwantedtocontinueonitspathoftransitionor tofollowthepathof theruleof oligarchy.
[C,+ sing/pl verb]
asmallgroupof verypowerfulpeoplethatcontrolsagovernmentorsociety:
Thepowerfulsocio-economic oligarchytriedtopreserveitsprivilegedstatus.
Thecountryisrunby a self-selecting oligarchy with littleregardfor therulesoflawandnaturaljustice.
[C]
acountrywith agovernmentthat is an oligarchy:
Hedeniedthat thecountryhadbecomean oligarchy.
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(Definition ofoligarchyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
oligarchy
noun[CorU,+ sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈɒl.ɪ.ɡɑː.ki/us
/ˈɑː.lɪ.ɡɑːr.ki/
(governmentby) asmallgroupofpowerfulpeople
寡头统治（的政府）；寡头统治集团

oligarchy| American Dictionary

oligarchy
noun[C]
us
/ˈɑl·ɪˌɡɑr·ki,ˈoʊ·lɪ-/
world history
agovernmentin whichpowerisheldby asmallgroupofpeople
(Definition ofoligarchyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

oligarchy| Business English

oligarchy
noun
GOVERNMENT,ECONOMICS
uk
/ˈɒlɪɡɑːki/us
pluraloligarchies
[U]
thefactof acountrybeingruledorcontrolledby asmallgroupofpowerfulpeople:
Therealdifferencebetween oligarchy anddemocracyiswealth.
[C]
acountryorindustrythat iscontrolledby asmallgroupofpowerfulpeople, or thesepeopleconsideredas agroup:
Theelectricityindustryhasmovedfrom being astatemonopolyto being a defactooligarchy.
(Definition ofoligarchyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoligarchy

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Socially, the marriage alliances of theoligarchyconsolidated it as a homogenous, but peculiar group, distinct from both aristocracy and bourgeoisie.
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Alternatively, a smaller subset of the citizens may be decisive, as in the case of anoligarchyor personalistic regime.
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The persistent interweaving of ancien r'gime oligarchies and the institutions of diplomacy in the end shared the fate e of a decadent regime.
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In this central period, theoligarchywas composed mainly of middleranking bureaucrats and servants of the king.
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Only the ballots would be burned without being counted, and candidates would be selected by theoligarchyusing its traditional undemocratic methods.
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This is a social power born of political devolution, and it must have madeoligarchymore acceptable.
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He lost the support of the core of the settleroligarchybut was unable to build a new political base.
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The quality of the existing laws meant that the most important goal of any opponent ofoligarchywas to restore their sovereignty.
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The most distinct feature of this newoligarchywas its profound and multiple links to the crown.
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The main problems reviewed here are the openness of thisoligarchyand its nobiliary character.
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Instead, the early colonial communities became fragmented, with oligarchies and tyrannies becoming the successful state forms.
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Working the system, the society and each other in somewhat different ways, they emerged as part of theoligarchytheir activity sustained and strengthened.
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By the midseventeenth century, the process of fusion of the newoligarchywas complete.
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On the contrary, theoligarchyhad hoisted itself up into the ranks of titled nobility.
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Because of the added complexity, slightly broader versions ofoligarchyrule and conjunctive and even/odd decision rules are needed.
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