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Government by the few is an oligarchy, by a single powerful ruler an autocracy, and by the landed gentry an aristocracy.
The Chinese Communist Party is run as a self-perpetuating oligarchy.
An oligarchy is not run by one person. An oligarchy is a group of people leading a place
An oligarchy is not run by one person. An oligarchy is a group of people leading a place
it was run by a small elite
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An oligarchy is a dominant ruling class in a country, a small group of elites that keep all of the power and do not allow any opposition. Russia under the Tsars could be considered an example of an oligarchy.Has been said that a democracy is at best a mask hiding a particular ruling elite. Oligarchy in a representative democracy is at best inevitable.
Islam is basically a theocracy run by men which also makes it a patriarchy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Theocracies are a terribly cruel form of government because the "men" in power think that anything they do is "justified" by God. This enables them to do virtually anything to anybody without conscience.
A bad thing about an oligarchy is that power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of people, leading to potential inequality, limited representation for the broader population, and reduced accountability of those in power.
Technically, there are no countries that are currently being run by a truly aristocratic government. Aristocratic traditions persist in India, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, but these countries are also ruled by democracy.
It describes a system that is run solely by a group of wealthy superiors