Oligarchy is a form of government. In an oligarchic system, all the power is held by a small group of people. It is usually to the most powerful people to govern the state.

Rule by the best

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An oligarchy where the best rule is called Aristocracy.

Rule by the rich

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If the richest rule the country, this is called Plutocracy.

External links

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• Online Text: Leonard Whibley, Greek Oligarchies: Their Character and Organisation (1896), still the only full-scale treatment of oligarchy in Classical Greece.

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