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oligarchic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to oligarchy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oligarchical, oligarchal

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oligarchical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin oligarchicus, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós). By surface analysis, oligarch + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oligarchisch — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Asturian: oligárquicu — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Belarusian: алігархічны (aliharxičny) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Catalan: oligàrquic — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寡頭政治的 /寡头政治的 (guǎtóu zhèngzhì de) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Czech: oligarchický — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Danish: oligarkisk — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Dutch: oligarchisch — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Esperanto: oligarĥia — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Finnish: oligarkkinen — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • French: oligarchique — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Galician: oligárquico — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Georgian: ოლიგარქიული (oligarkiuli) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Georgian: ოლიგარქიისა (oligarkiisa) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • German: oligarchisch — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Greek: ολιγαρχικός (oligarchikós) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Ancient Greek: ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Hungarian: oligarchikus — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Ido: oligarkiala — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Indonesian: oligarkis — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Italian: oligarchico — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Latin: oligarchicus — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Latvian: oligarhisks — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Lithuanian: oligarchinis — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Māori: mana tokoiti — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oligarkisk — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oligarkisk — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Occitan: oligarquic — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Polish: oligarchiczny — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Portuguese: oligárquico — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Romanian: oligarhic — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Russian: олигархи́ческий (oligarxíčeskij) — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Slovak: oligarchický — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Spanish: oligárquico — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Swedish: oligarkisk — of or pertaining to oligarchy
  • Ukrainian: олігархічний (oliharxičnyj) — of or pertaining to oligarchy