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fåmannavälde — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • oligarchy 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.

Senses

fåmannavälde is used for these senses in English:

  • oligarchy A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.

oligarchy — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun The small group that holds such power, or a state ruled by one.

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