Home › Words › O › oligarchismoligarchismoligarchism means the principles or spirit of an oligarchy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, oligarchism ranks #23,631 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom oligarch + -ism.nounThe principles or spirit of an oligarchy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.oligarchist 77% match — A proponent of oligarchism vs oligarchism →oligarchise 74% match — To make oligarchic. vs oligarchism →oligocratic 73% match — Of or relating to oligocracy. vs oligarchism →oligarchize 73% match — To make (a political system) oligarchic. vs oligarchism →oligarchically 71% match — In an oligarchical way. vs oligarchism →oligarch 71% match — A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country. vs oligarchism →oligocracy 69% match — Rule by a select few people. vs oligarchism →oligarchy 68% match — A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. vs oligarchism →