러시아 올리 가르히(oligarchy)

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올리가르히(Oligarch)'는 소수의 권력자가 국가나 사회의 부와 정치를 독점하는 과두제 또는 신흥 재벌을 뜻하는 말입니다.

어원과 일반적 의미: 본래 고대 그리스어의 '소수에 의한 지배(oligarchia)'에서 유래하여, 소수의 특권층이 권력을 쥐고 있는 체제를 의미합니다.


oligarchy/ˈäləˌɡärkē/Oligarchy comes from the Ancient Greek words olígos (few) and árchō (to rule), literally meaning "rule by the few".

Greek Roots

olígos (ὀλίγος): Meaning "few," "small," or "little".

árchō (ἄρχω) / arkhein (ἀρχεῖν): Meaning "to rule," "to lead," or "to command".


Historical Path to English

Ancient Greek: Combined into oligarkhía (ὀλιγαρχία), meaning a government or rule by a small group of people.

French and Latin: Passed through Late/Medieval Latin as oligarchia and French as oligarchie in the 14th century.

English: Appeared in the English language in the 1500s (initially as oligracie) and was re-spelled in the 1570s closer to its French and Greek roots as oligarchy.