adjective
- relating to or characteristic of government by a small group of people
Examples
- The country’s oligarchic system concentrated power in the hands of wealthy families.
- Critics argued that the corporation had an oligarchic structure with decisions made by a few executives.
- The ancient city-state was known for its oligarchic government rather than democracy.
- Oligarchic tendencies emerged as the small council gained more influence over policy.
- The reform movement sought to replace the oligarchic regime with representative democracy.
- Many feared that wealth inequality would lead to oligarchic control of politics.