Definitions

oligarchic

[ol-i-gahr-kik] / ˌɒl ɪˈgɑr kɪk /

ADJECTIVE

governed by small group

Synonyms

WEAK

cabalistic cliquey elite exclusive select

Example Sentences

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"The Oligarchic Man": "When the people are deliberating whom they shall associate with the archon as joint directors of the procession."

From The Cavalry General by Dakyns, Henry Graham

Cicero in his Letters makes the most dramatic moment in Roman history, the end of the Oligarchic Republic, live before one.

From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe