oligarchy
/ˈɒləˌɡɑːki/O-luh-gahr-kee
/ˈɑləˌɡɑɹki/AH-luh-gahr-kee
Meaningrule by few
Common meaning: rule by a few
- oligfew, littleLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1041 · scan
- archyrule (Greek arkhein)
Journey through time
- Greekὀλίγος‘few, little’
- Latinoligarchia
- Frencholigarchie
- Englisholigarchy‘rule by a few’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὀλίγος ‘few, little’.
Roots
- ὀλίγος Greek “few, little”
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