English-Thai Dictionary
oligarchy
N กลุ่มคน เล็กๆ ที่ ปกครอง ประเทศ klum-kon-lek-lek-ti-pok-krong-pra-thed
oligarchy
N การปกครอง โดย กลุ่มคน กลุ่ม หนึ่ง คณาธิปไตย kan-pok-krong-doi-klum-kon-klum-nuang
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OLIGARCHY
Ol "i *gar "chy, n.; pl. Oligarchies. Etym: [Gr. oligarchie. ]
Defn: A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
oligarchy
ol i gar chy |ˈäliˌgärkē, ˈōli -ˈɑləˌɡɑrki | ▶noun ( pl. oligarchies ) a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution: the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president. • a state governed by such a group: the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century. • government by such a group. DERIVATIVES ol i gar chic |ˌäliˈgärkik, ˌōli - |adjective, ol i gar chi cal |ˌäliˈgärkikəl, ˌōli - |adjective, ol i gar chi cal ly |ˌäliˈgärkik (ə )lē, ˌōli - |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Greek oligarkhia (probably via medieval Latin ). usage: See usage at aristocracy .
Oxford Dictionary
oligarchy
oli |garchy |ˈɒlɪgɑːki | ▶noun ( pl. oligarchies ) a small group of people having control of a country or organization: the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president. • a country governed by an oligarchy. • [ mass noun ] government by an oligarchy. DERIVATIVES oligarchic |-ˈgɑːkɪk |adjective, oligarchical |-ˈgɑːkɪk (ə )l |adjective, oligarchically |-ˈgɑːkɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few ’ and arkhein ‘to rule ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
oligarchy
ol i garch y /ɑ́ləɡɑ̀ː r ki |ɔ́lɪ -/名詞 複 -ies 1 U 寡頭 （かとう ）政治 〘少数の権力者に牛耳られた 〙.2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗寡頭政治 [少数独裁 ]国家 ; 一握りの独裁者, 少数の支配層 .
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