oligarchy

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Around this time, Greek observers began to use the word “Carthaginian,” and the monarchy was replaced by the oligarchy that would prevail for the rest of Carthage’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

By that time, Russian oligarchy was well and truly dead, too.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Rakoff is a complicated guy, but he is as committed as anyone to standing up to the oligarchy.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

“Mexico has a kind of oligarchy, and these families, they care so much about their appearance in society,” Boneta says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

The families of the oligarchy forgot all about the barrel organ, and Marcos became the star attraction of the season.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende