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Oligarchy vs Autarchy - What's the difference?

oligarchy | autarchy |

As nouns the difference between oligarchy and autarchy

is that oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy while autarchy is a condition of absolute power.

oligarchy

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligarchy) (oligarchies)
  • A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  • Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  • A state ruled by such a government.

    • Related terms

    * oligarch * oligarchic * oligarchical

    autarchy

    English

    (wikipedia autarchy)

    Noun

    (autarchies)
  • A condition of absolute power.
  • An autocratic government; an autocracy.
  • Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-government) independence, self-sufficiency; autonomy

    Derived terms

    * autarch * autarchic * autarchical * autarchically * autarchist

    Related terms

    * autarky * autocracy