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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ol•i•gar•chic (ol′i gär′kik),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentof, pertaining to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
Also, ol′i•gar′chi•cal. - Greek oligarchikós, equivalent. to oligarch(ía) oligarchy + -ikos -ic
- 1640–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ol•i•gar•chy /ˈɑlɪˌgɑrki/USA pronunciation n., pl. -chies. - Government[uncountable] a form of government in which power is held by a few persons or by a dominant class or group.
- Government a state or organization ruled this way:[countable]corrupt oligarchies.
- Government the persons or class that rules this way:[countable]the ageing oligarchy.
ol•i•gar•chic, adj. See -arch-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ol•i•gar•chy (ol′i gär′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chies. - Governmenta form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique;
government by the few. - Governmenta state or organization so ruled.
- Governmentthe persons or class so ruling.
- Greek oligarchía. See olig-, -archy
- Medieval Latin oligarchia
- 1570–80
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