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adj. - Of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of a despotic power exercised by a privileged clique.

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  • One executive, a former leader at an OHA member company who asked not to be named, described the organization as "oligarchical," not democratic.
  • Swine flu, anti virals, oil and oligarchical collectivism. '
  • These are the deceitful contrivances of oligarchical legislators.
  • Lord Townshend had termininated the oligarchical administration: that of
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