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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía). By surface analysis, oligarca + -ia.
Pronunciation
Noun
oligarquia f (plural oligarquies)
- (history, politics) oligarchy
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía). By surface analysis, oligarca + -ia or oligo- + -arquia
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: o‧li‧gar‧qui‧a
Noun
oligarquia f (plural oligarquias)
- (uncountable) oligarchy (government by only a few)
- oligarchy (those who make up an oligarchic government)
- oligarchy (state ruled by such a government)
Further reading
- “oligarquia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “oligarquia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “oligarquia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “oligarquia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “oligarquia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “oligarquia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024