oligarchic
adjective
ol·i·gar·chic
ˌä-lə-ˈgär-kik 
ˌō-
variants
or oligarchical
: of, relating to, or based on an oligarchy
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Many of the rank-and-file workers without whom Bezos, Dell and their fellow plutocrats could have reached their pinnacles of fortune have struggled in the oligarchic economy, relying on public assistance to make ends meet.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
All of this is in the service of pushing more tax cuts for the rich, consolidating economic and political power in the hands of elites, and crushing the opposition to oligarchic rule.
—Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Russia launders oligarchic wealth through Western banks, spreads disinformation, and weaponizes energy to fracture Europe.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, they were seen reveling in oligarchic extravagance over the weekend after the global economy, and America’s standing in the world, plunged into turmoil, following Trump’s announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on most U.S. trading partners.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
All of this is in the service of pushing more tax cuts for the rich, consolidating economic and political power in the hands of elites, and crushing the opposition to oligarchic rule.
—Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Russia launders oligarchic wealth through Western banks, spreads disinformation, and weaponizes energy to fracture Europe.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, they were seen reveling in oligarchic extravagance over the weekend after the global economy, and America’s standing in the world, plunged into turmoil, following Trump’s announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on most U.S. trading partners.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Oligarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oligarchic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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