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oligarchical - definition and meaning
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One executive, a former leader at an OHA member company who asked not to be named, described the organization as "oligarchical ," not democratic.
mocoNews Leslie Grandy 2010
"California is simply suffering from the same kind of oligarchical corruption as the rest of the country.
Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009
In one snippet, Piven remarks that Thomas Jefferson "would be stunned by the oligarchical character of American society."
Peter Dreier: Glenn Beck's Attacks on Frances Fox Piven Trigger Death Threats Peter Dreier 2011
The oligarchical system sustains itself with well-told myths of internal solidarity and well-timed rituals to enhance fellow-feeling.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
Well, the Democrats are the utilitarian party, while the Republicans are the oligarchical party.
Matthew Yglesias » Free Lunch With John Boehner 2009
In one snippet, Piven remarks that Thomas Jefferson "would be stunned by the oligarchical character of American society."
Peter Dreier: Glenn Beck's Attacks on Frances Fox Piven Trigger Death Threats Peter Dreier 2011
The oligarchical system sustains itself with well-told myths of internal solidarity and well-timed rituals to enhance fellow-feeling.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
So if too small a franchise is leading to elitist/oligarchical oppression, it should be expanded; BUT if too large a franchise is leading to socialistic populism, it should arguably be constricted (indeed this was an early rationale for limiting the vote to property owners, or creditors ... both of whom at various colonial times had had their rights trampled by disgruntled less-wealthy majorities).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Whole Lot of Error Going On 2010
But in the films of this era, the Marvel and DC era of Hollywood, even when the work is not self-evidently shilling for large corporations (with product placement) or militating for a libertarian and oligarchical political status quo (which makes a fine environment for large, multinational corporations), the work is doing nothing at all to oppose these things.
Frank Miller and the rise of cryptofascist Hollywood 2011
The intended “older and wiser” cadre desired by the founders has evolved into one more corrupt, entrenched, and oligarchical .
The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Recalls of U.S. Senators Are Unconstitutional 2010
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