oligarchy

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

a form of government in which power rests with a small elite group

In a sentence

Oligarchy in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing oligarchy in a sentence.

Critics charged that the republic had decayed into an oligarchy run by a handful of families.

Synonyms

Antonyms

democracy

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Oligarchy (noun) means a form of government in which power rests with a small elite group

Here is oligarchy used in an example sentence: "Critics charged that the republic had decayed into an oligarchy run by a handful of families."

Common synonyms for oligarchy include junta, cabal.

Antonyms of oligarchy include democracy.

Oligarchy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.