Meanings (ES + gloss)
oligarquía
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
Despite the involvement of all classes of society, America's political duopoly and the importance of money to mass-market campaigning has established an oligarchy that is seldom re…
It's an oligarchy because these families own and run almost everything that makes money in El Salvador. Coffee gave birth to the oligarchy in the late 19th century, and economic gr…
oligarquía
A state ruled by such a government.
The 1832 Reform Act aimed to transform the British oligarchy and allow Parliament to represent the interests of a broader range of the population.
oligarquía
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
The modern British oligarchy—particularly during periods of Tory rule—has been called a chumocracy.
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