GRE Word List

OLIGARCHY

government by the few

The meaning of the word oligarchy is government by the few.

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pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
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nethersituated down or below : lower
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
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