oligarchization

English

Etymology

From oligarchize +‎ -ation (suffix denoting an action or process).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪɡɑːkaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑləɡɑɹˌkaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /-ˌoʊlə-/, /-kə-/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: olig‧arch‧iz‧at‧ion

Noun

oligarchization (countable and uncountable, plural oligarchizations)

  1. (politics, uncountable) Conversion of a political system to an oligarchy; (countable) an instance of this.
    Antonym: deoligarchization

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References

  1. ^ “oligarchization, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
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