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It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.
Charlie Pierce

Meaning of "oligarchical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLIGARCHICAL

oligarchical  [ˌɒlɪˈɡɑːkɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLIGARCHICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oligarchical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLIGARCHICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oligarchy

Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning "few", and ἄρχω (arkho), meaning "to rule or to command") is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term. Throughout history, oligarchies have often been tyrannical (relying on public obedience and/or oppression to exist) though others have been seen as relatively benign. Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich, for which the exact term is plutocracy. However, oligarchy is not always rule by the wealthy, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group, and do not have to be connected by either wealth or by bloodlines - as in a monarchy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLIGARCHICAL


anarchical
ænˈɑːkɪkəl
antimonarchical
ˌæntɪməˈnɑːkɪkəl
article
ˈɑːtɪkəl
autarchical
ɔːˈtɑːkɪkəl
autarkical
ɔːˈtɑːkɪkəl
chemical
ˈkɛmɪkəl
diarchical
daɪˈɑːkɪkəl
dyarchical
daɪˈɑːkɪkəl
hierarchical
ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
metapsychical
ˌmetəˈsaɪkɪkəl
monarchical
məˈnɑːkɪkəl
nonhierarchical
ˌnɒnhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl
parapsychical
ˌpærəˈsaɪkɪkəl
pentarchical
pɛnˈtɑːkɪkəl
psychical
ˈsaɪkɪkəl
squirarchical
ˌskwaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
squirearchical
ˌskwaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl
stomachical
stəˈmækɪkəl
synecdochical
ˌsɪnɛkˈdɒkɪkəl
tetrarchical
teˈtrɑːkɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLIGARCHICAL

oligaemia
oligaemic
oligarch
oligarchal
oligarchic
oligarchically
oligarchies
oligarchy
oligemia
oligemic
oligist
Oligocene
oligochaete
oligochrome
oligoclase
oligocythaemia
oligodendrocyte
oligodendroglia
oligogene
oligomer

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLIGARCHICAL

autobiographical
bibliographical
bioethical
biogeographical
biographical
critical
demographical
ethical
ethnographical
geographical
graphical
historiographical
lexicographical
mythical
philosophical
photographical
stratigraphical
topographical
typographical
unethical
zoogeographical

Synonyms and antonyms of oligarchical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oligarchical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLIGARCHICAL

Find out the translation of oligarchical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oligarchical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oligarchical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寡头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oligárquico
570 millions of speakers

English

oligarchical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oligarchical
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حكم الأقلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

олигархической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oligárquico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোষ্ঠীশাসন-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oligarchique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oligarki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oligarchisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oligarchical
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oligarchical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính trị đầu sỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆளும் வர்க்கத்தினரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुलीनशास्त्रीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oligarşik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oligarchica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oligarchical
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

олігархічної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oligarhic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολιγαρχικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oligarchical
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oligarkisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oligarchical
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oligarchical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIGARCHICAL»

The term «oligarchical» is normally little used and occupies the 121.077 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIGARCHICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oligarchical

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2 QUOTES WITH «OLIGARCHICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oligarchical.
1
Charlie Pierce
It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.
2
Matt Taibbi
In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will 'take our country back' from everyone they disapprove of. But what they don't realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLIGARCHICAL»

Discover the use of oligarchical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oligarchical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Political Parties
... and gratuitous. Soon, however, they become professional leaders, and in this second stage of development they are stable and irremovable. It follows that the explanation of the oligarchical phenomenon which 364 Final Considerations.
‎1968
2
Political Parties in India, Their Ideology and Organisation
6.34 Oligarchical tendency in the party (the CPI) by age 24 1 6.35 Oligarchical tendency in the political parties by age 242 6.36 Oligarchical tendency in the political parties by age 243 6.37 Oligarchical tendency in the party (the BJS) by ...
Kedar Nath Kumar, 1990
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The Complete Patriot's Guide to Oligarchical Collectivism: ...
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Ethan, 2009
4
Capitalism And Non Aligned Systems in the World
The oligarchical regime or oligarchical capitalism is a power which has a great influence in the government by the rich people that invest their wealth in election of many positions; they also invest to contractors who liquidate to the various ...
Miguel Jadis, 2011
5
1984
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George Orwell, 2004
6
History of Greece
The Argeian oligarchical party now concerted with Sparta a joint military expedition, of 1,000 hoplites from each city against Sikyon, for the purpose of introducing more thoroughpaced oligarchy into the already oligarchical Sikyonian ...
George Grote, M.O.B. Caspari, J.M. Mitchell, 2013
7
Classes and Elites in Democracy and Democratization: A ...
[The Oligarchical Tendencies of Socialist Labour Parties] If we wish to obtain light upon this tendency, the best field of observation is offered by the intimate structure of the democratic parties, and, among these, of the socialist and revolutionary ...
Eva Etzioni-Halevy, 1997
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In the Name of Civil Society: From Free Election Movements ...
But as noted above and explained further below, the history and development of oligarchical democracy in the Philippines since Independence has also been punctuated by recurring crises, what Gramsci termed "crises of authority" and ...
Eva-Lotta E. Hedman, 2006
9
A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close ...
Page Peisander brings the oligarchical clubs at Athens into organised action against the democracy . ... 2] Peisander leaves Athens for Samos—Antiphon takes the management of the oligarchical conspiracy—Theramenés and Phrynichus .
‎1851
10
A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close ...
So also Bwa'rnl is among the words which Thucydidés uses for an oligarchical party, either in government or in what may be called opparihbn (i. 24; v. 4). But it is not conceivable to me that Thucydidés would have employed the words i, ...
‎1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLIGARCHICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oligarchical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letters: Supreme Court should worry about morals
How terribly refreshing, your diatribe about Donald Trump and his oligarchical rantings and ravings. It's brusque take-no-prisoners apostasy ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
2
Time for revolution in higher education funding has come …
... of opportunity and a threat to American insistence that merit, not oligarchical privilege, should determine one's fate,” Elliott and Lewis write. «KU Today, Jul 15»
3
Divisions Revealed as Kremlin Critic Moves to Work for Ukraine …
... civilizational conflict between freedom, democracy, honesty, normal business and Soviet bureaucratic oligarchical gangsterism," said Gaidar, ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
4
The Sham Religiosity of Cuba's Communists
In twenty-first century Cuba, Raul is trying to perpetuate a system of oligarchical collectivism whose only purpose is to maintain the power and ... «International Policy Digest, Jul 15»
5
Colombia's imperfect dictatorship
The exclusionary nature of Colombia's state means top political families, oligarchical forces, transcend generations; and any hint of change is ... «Colombia Politics, Jul 15»
6
Live Stream of Democracy Rising Conference in Athens
The global financial crisis of 2008 exposed these neoliberal policies that have paved the way for the rise of an untouchable oligarchical class ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
7
Greece crisis: What the deal with eurozone demands
The deal also aims to tackle the "oligarchical aspect of the Greek economy," said Anastassiadis. Its aim is to break up the monopolies that ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Comparing and Contrasting the Class Struggle in Latin America …
Rightwing oligarchical parties alternated in power, pillaging billions from the national treasury. Overseas bankers granted high risk loans which ... «The People's Voice, Jul 15»
9
Greek rescue deal: political tumult beckons as Alexis Tsipras returns …
... will open up the economy and tackle vested interests. Already today he has spoken about the rich, the oligarchical elite, paying their share.” ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
The Right-Left Crossfire and the Post Neo-Liberal Left
For the left the ouster of Correa is the primary objective. They ignore the fact that a 'regime change' would mean a return to oligarchical pro-US ... «Axis of Logic, Jul 15»

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