Oligarchy
WordNet
noun
(1) 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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Etymology
From < < < + .
Noun
- A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
- Those who make up an oligarchic government.
- A state ruled by such a government.