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oligonucleotide primer
oligopeptide
oligophagous
oligopoly
oligopsony
oligosaccharide
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oligarchy
ol·i·gar·chy
[
ólli grkee
]
(
plural
ol·i·gar·chies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
small governing group:
a small group of people who together govern a nation or control an organization, often for their own purposes
2.
entity ruled by oligarchy:
a nation governed or an organization controlled by an oligarchy
3.
government by small group:
government or control by a small group of people
[
Late 15th century. Via French or medieval Latin< Greek
oligarkhia
<
oligos
"few" +
-arkhia
"-archy" (see -arch)
]
ol·i·gar·chic
[
òlli grkik
]
adjective
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ol·i·gar·chic [ òlli grkik ] adjective
