oligarchy

n. 寡头政治, 寡头政治的政府 [法] 寡头政治, 寡头政治集团, 少数人垄断的组织

发音

UK /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/
US /ˈɑːlɪˌɡɑɹki/
US /ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹki/

词形变化

oligarchies 复数 oligarchies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.

    寡头政治

    可数 不可数

    Despite the involvement of all classes of society, America's political duopoly and the importance of money to mass-market campaigning has established an oligarchy that is seldom responsive to the citizenry as a whole, when opposed to the wealthy or major interest groups.

  2. 2.

    A state ruled by such a government.

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    The 1832 Reform Act aimed to transform the British oligarchy and allow Parliament to represent the interests of a broader range of the population.

  3. 3.

    Those who make up an oligarchic government.

    寡头

    可数 不可数

    The modern British oligarchy—particularly during periods of Tory rule—has been called a chumocracy.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

form of government political system

词源

Borrowed from French oligarchie, from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía), from ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”). By surface analysis, oligo- (“few”) + -archy (“rule, command”).

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