oligarchismn.
/ˈɒlɪɡɑːkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɑləɡɑrˌkɪz(ə)m/, /ˈoʊləɡɑrˌkɪz(ə)m/ Oligarchy as a principle or system of government.
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oligarchism1855
1855 T. B. Thorpe Voice to Amer. 294 The ægis of patriotism must be raised against the treason, and hydra-headed oligarchism be met with that hostility which can alone insure the safety of the Republic.
1866 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 5/2 The opposition to the..feudalism of the King and the more dogmatic and intolerant oligarchism of M. de Bismarck.
1895 Littell's Living Age 2 Mar. 564/2 What makes the Referendum so distasteful to Democrats who like the Oligarchism of the Leeds Resolution?
1941 Polit. Sci. Rev. 56 80 He [sc. Theopompos] hated Athens as the leading democratic power and admired Sparta as the stronghold of conservatism and oligarchism.
1992 Russ. Rev. 51 54 Such ‘support’ implied a challenge not merely to oligarchism but to the party itself.
1998 G. Peele et al. Devel. Amer. Polit. 3 ii. viii. 168 Sweeny's earlier record raises doubts about his wish or capacity to overcome the insularity, oligarchism and corruption which still bedevil many private sector unions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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