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deoligarchization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /diːˌɒlɪɡɑːkaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /diˌɑləɡɑɹˌkaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • General-American: /-ˌoʊlə-/
  • General-American: /-kə-/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of reversing oligarchization, that is, the act or process of democratization by lessening the political power of oligarchs or removing them from influential positions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: oligarchization

History

Etymology

From de- (prefix denoting reversal or undoing) + oligarchization.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: дэалігархіза́цыя (dealiharxizácyja) — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • Finnish: oligarkiasta pois kehittyminen — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • French: désoligarchisation — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • Georgian: დეოლიგარქიზაცია (deoligarkizacia) — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • German: Deoligarchisierung — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • Polish: deoligarchizacja — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • Russian: деолигархиза́ция (deoligarxizácija) — act or process of reversing oligarchization
  • Ukrainian: деолігархіза́ція (deoliharxizácija) — act or process of reversing oligarchization