oligarchy

oligarchy is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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"

Common word forms

oligarchies

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