Synonyms for oligarchy
ˈɒl ɪˌgɑr kioli·garchy

Princeton's WordNet

1. oligarchynoun

   a political system governed by a few people

   "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy"; "the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen"

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1. • Political System

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1. thearchy

   they mean the same thing pretty much.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "oligarchy":

   oligarch

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   You are not looking at democracy, you are looking at oligarchy -- and we have got to change that, i do not exaggerate when I tell you that the foundations of American democracy are being undermined.

2. Jimmy Carter:

   Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery.

3. Nicolas Maduro:

   At the start of this year the parasitical oligarchy ambushed us but we and the people are responding.

4. Sean Hannity:

   If you prefer democracy to oligarchy, if you prefer real debates about issues that actually matter, it’s pretty refreshing to see it.

5. Phil Trieb:

   [I]f we won’t choose to pay the price of liberty, then by default we shall suffer the cost of servitude -- whether it be the iron chains of a tyrannical oligarchy or the regulatory chains of unelected, faceless bureaucrats. When we witness our neighbors abused by tyrants, will we skulk away and hope we’re not next? Or will we stand by them and challenge -- as freedom-loving Americans -- the tyranny of lawless leaders.