This week's theme: miscellaneous words. oligarchy (OLI-gar-kee) noun
A government in which a few people control all power. [From Greek oligos (few) + archos (ruler).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=oligarchy -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "We are dangerously close to creating an oligarchy in this country, whereby we will be governed by a select group of people wearing black robes." Sadie Fields; Candidates' Survey Serves as Helpful Tool; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia); Jul 16, 2004. Sponsors' Messages: Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. Want a professional writer's help? Critiques, help with writer's block. Fiction, nonfiction, business writing. Free newsletter. http://RoySorrels.com Earn a Degree or Certificate from nationally known, accredited universities. 100% ONLINE! Request your catalog now at: http://UniversityAlliance.com/ws ............................................................................ The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money. -John Henry Jowett, preacher (1864-1923) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/oligarchy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/oligarchy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/oligarchy.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
