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Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such ...
Leaders also have control over sanctions and rewards. They tend to promote those who share their opinions, which inevitably leads to self-perpetuating oligarchy. People achieve leadership positions because they have above-average political skill (see Charismatic authority). As they advance in their careers, their power and prestige increases.
An economic study distinguished 21 oligarchic groups as of 2003. [11] Between 2000 and 2004, Putin apparently engaged in a power struggle with some oligarchs, reaching a "grand bargain" with them. This bargain allowed the oligarchs to maintain their powers, in exchange for their explicit support of – and alignment with – Putin's government.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving toward an “oligarchic form of society” and urged Vice President Harris to make that message more central to her campaign.
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism is a fictional book in George Orwell 's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (written in 1949). The fictional book was supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state of Oceania 's ruling party (The Party).
The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist on Thursday answered a reader’s question about whether it is appropriate to leave the country if the "wrong" candidate becomes president ...
Cyberattacks. This year, 98% of voters — including every single voter in the battleground states — will cast paper ballots. So the chance of electronic vote-tampering is minuscule. But a ...
Although neither Plato nor Xenophon of Athens identifies the number of jurors, a jury of 501 men likely was the legal norm. In the Apology of Socrates (36a–b), about Socrates's defence at trial, Plato said that if just 30 of the votes had been otherwise, then Socrates would have been acquitted (36a), and that (perhaps) less than three-fifths ...