Antonyms for oligarchy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ol-i-gahr-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒl ɪˌgɑr ki |
Definition of oligarchy
Origin :- 1570s, from Middle French oligarchie (14c.), from Greek oligarkhia "government by the few," from stem of oligos "few, small, little" (see oligo-) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon).
- As in tyranny : noun dictatorship
- Tyranny springs from democracy much as democracy springs from oligarchy.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Thus much of the origin,—let us next consider the evils of oligarchy.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Such, then, is the form and such are the evils of oligarchy; and there may be many other evils.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Ought I not to begin by describing how the change from timocracy to oligarchy arises?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Well, I said, and how does the change from oligarchy into democracy arise?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- And this, speaking generally, is the way in which oligarchy is established.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Do you mean some form of democracy, or oligarchy, or aristocracy, or monarchy?
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- What constitution shall we give—democracy, oligarchy, or aristocracy?'
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- By another stroke he converted the oligarchy of Byzantium into a democracy.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- The explanation is that they had been an oligarchy, not of power or duty, but of self-indulgence.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) » by John Morley
Synonyms for oligarchy
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