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oligarchic
adjective
uk /ˌɒl.ɪˈɡɑː.kɪk/ us /ˌɑː.lɪˈɡɑːr.kɪk/
relating to an oligarchy (= a small group of powerful people who control or rule a country or an organization):
Oligarchic governments ruling over corrupt states are still too common.
One of the biggest problems with the movie industry is that it is fundamentally oligarchic.
Organized crime is a classic example of an oligarchic system of power.
It's common in a free market for big oligarchic companies to swallow up smaller ones.
In reality, it is a small number of oligarchic billionaires who are deciding government policy.
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