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Oligarchy vs Statism - What's the difference?

oligarchy | statism |

As nouns the difference between oligarchy and statism

is that oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy while statism is the belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity.

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

    statism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity.

    • Related terms

    * * dirigist