See also:

• OLIGARCHY (Gr. oXiyot, few, apxil, rule)

OLIGARCHY (Gr. oXiyot, few, apxil, See also:

• RULE

rule)  , in See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• PHILOSOPHY (Gr. gthos, fond of, and vo4 (a, wisdom)

philosophy, the See also:

• TERM

term applied to a See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government exercised by a relatively small number of the members of a community . It is thus the appropriate term for what is now generally known as " See also:

• ARISTOCRACY (Gr. apuvror, best; «paria, government)

aristocracy " (q.v.) . The meaning of the terms has substantially altered since See also:

• PLATO

Plato's See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, for in the See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

Republic " See also:

• OLIGARCHY (Gr. oXiyot, few, apxil, rule)

oligarchy " meant the See also:

• RULE

rule of the wealthy, and " aristocracy " that of the really best See also:

• PEOPLE

people .