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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oligarchy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oligarchy.html. 1828.
 
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