Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014.
A system of government where political power is held by a small, elite group of people, such as wealthy landowners.
Oligarchy appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 and Power c.1800–2014.
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