oligarchy in Japanese
oligarchy in Japanese is 寡頭制, 寡頭政治, 寡頭 — oligarchy means a system of government in which power rests with a small group of people, typically the wealthy, rather than with the population as a whole.
oligarchy in Japanese
寡頭制
Pronounced: katōsei
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
寡頭政治
Pronounced: katōseiji
A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
寡頭
Pronounced: katō
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
What does "oligarchy" mean?
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noun A system of government in which power rests with a small group of people, typically the wealthy, rather than with the population as a whole.
"Critics argue the country has drifted from democracy into oligarchy."
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noun The small group that holds such power, or a state ruled by one.
"A narrow oligarchy of families controlled the city for two centuries."
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oligarchy in a sentence
- Critics argue the country has drifted from democracy into oligarchy.
- Aristotle treated oligarchy as the corrupted form of aristocracy.
- A narrow oligarchy of families controlled the city for two centuries.
- Sparta and Venice were both oligarchies.
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What is "oligarchy" in Japanese?
"oligarchy" in Japanese is 寡頭制, 寡頭政治, 寡頭. oligarchy means: A system of government in which power rests with a small group of people, typically the wealthy, rather than with the population as a whole.
How do you pronounce 寡頭制?
"oligarchy" in Japanese is 寡頭制, pronounced "katōsei".
How do you use "oligarchy" in a sentence?
Example: "Critics argue the country has drifted from democracy into oligarchy." In Japanese, "oligarchy" is 寡頭制, 寡頭政治, 寡頭.
Are there other ways to say "oligarchy" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "oligarchy": 寡頭制, 寡頭政治, 寡頭.
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