| 单词 | oligarchical |
| 例句 | The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life, imposed by the dead upon the living. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Unlike “Leviathan,” “The Fool” doesn’t refer directly to Mr. Putin, but its depressing portrayal of oligarchical privilege and lawlessness is every bit as scathing. Review: ‘The Fool’ Is Yuri Bykov’s Look at Corruption 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The oligarchical collectors of our age, we know, do not care They like their art instantly recognisable easily graspable unchallenging and shiny. A shiny poem for Jeff Koons -- assembled from his Whitney reviews 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Unlike “Leviathan,” “The Fool” doesn’t refer directly to Mr. Putin, but its depressing portrayal of oligarchical privilege, endemic corruption and lawlessness in an unidentified town is every bit as scathing. Movie Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z These institutions were of immense importance in fostering a sense of communal identity in the population of Venice’s oligarchical republic. Puncturing the Myth of Carpaccio’s Waning Powers 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z But we see its effects in action, as all-powerful men brazenly run roughshod over courtrooms, proving that oligarchical corruption is officially codified into the judiciary. "The Good Fight" dreams up a Hillary Clinton timeline we've all wondered about 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z To some it is Carol Ann Duffy writing a laureate poem on the banking crisis or Geoffrey Hill attacking her for mistaking "cast off bits of oligarchical commodity English" for the language of art. Poetry and Privacy by John Redmond – review 2013-06-21T17:30:00Z As oligarchies go, the US constitutes a multi-pyramid hybrid form of oligarchical rule as Americans enjoy many features of a constitutional democracy. The GOP's criminality goes international 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Silence in the face of this oligarchical power grab is complicity in our demise as well as our country’s. All Republicans are now terrorists 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Timothy Snyder, the prominent historian of fascism, put it this way: “Having toyed with an authoritarian rule-of-law state,” Putin simply became “the oligarch-in-chief and turned the state into the enforcer mechanism of his oligarchical clan.” The making of Vladimir Putin 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Do we want to live in a free country or in Donald Trump’s fundamentalist, oligarchical, authoritarian nightmare? Trump must remain in power to stay out of prison: Watch what he does after Senate acquits him 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z "One of the two parties will have to find a way to restore trust in government and renounce oligarchical politics," he concludes. Democrats' Trump-era quandary is familiar: Play offense or defense? It ought to be obvious by now 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z This means attacking the oligarchical system that serves as the foundation of Mr. Putin’s kleptocracy. Wishful thinking won’t change Russia’s bad behavior 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Sanders points to the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, which included a large corporate tax cut, as a sign of oligarchical power. Billionaires aren’t the problem 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z A 1902 New York Times articles describes Sweden as “the most feudal and oligarchical country in Europe” – only rivaled by Tsarist Russia. Neoliberalism is killing our love lives | Bhaskar Sunkara 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The mayor is criticised for what some see as a top-down, oligarchical way of getting things done, and Veliaj admits that he prefers to explain rather than consult. 'Build it and they will come': Tirana's plan for a 'kaleidoscope metropolis' 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z A new Hungarian business elite emerged, politically dependent on Mr. Orban—not unlike the oligarchical network around Mr. Putin. In Orban’s Hungary, a Glimpse of Europe’s Demise 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on 17 senior Russian government officials, escalating punishment on Putin’s oligarchical inner circle for interference in elections, as well as ongoing aggressions in Crimea, Ukraine and Syria. McMaster’s parting shot at his dictator-loving boss 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z When oligarchical actions police our minds, then how can such a use of power by the nation-state of China be trusted? The Case of Hong Kong’s Missing Booksellers 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Putin had reduced Russian statehood to his oligarchical clan and its moment. Vladimir Putin’s politics of eternity | Timothy Snyder 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Outside interference in a national election that seats an authoritarian figure, surrounded by an oligarchical cadre of similar minded individuals. Opinion | Who’s a Spaniard These Days? 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The Russian ministry already got what it wanted from its willing partner the IOC, which was the oligarchical rake-off from Sochi’s immense buildup. Perspective | Let’s not congratulate an IOC that awarded Russia an Olympics in the first place 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z To the contrary, the tech industry has become a massively consolidated, almost oligarchical operation. Subsidizing massive tech companies isn't paying off for workers 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Although Trump poses as a champion of the common man, he is a prime exemplar and beneficiary of oligarchical capitalism. Donald Trump’s Alarmingly Trumpian Transition 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Why no mention of the role of the oligarchical press in fomenting this farcical exercise in regime change? Brazil’s Senate Suspends President Dilma Rousseff 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The problem is not so much Hillary´s strategy or personality, but that the true nature of our oligarchical society/economy has finally become transparent. Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Plus, placing issues of possible impropriety or illegality in a partisan box, ignores the dangers of an oligarchical political system that hopelessly blurs public and private lines. Why Clinton Cash Has Bi-Partisan And National Importance 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The decision, he said, reinforced an “oligarchical” system in Lebanon in which “a handful of men are increasingly deciding on how things are run.” Lebanese lawmakers delay elections, sparking dismay, anger among voters The oligarchical collectors of our age, we know, do not care: they like their art instantly recognisable, easily graspable, unchallenging and shiny. Jeff Koons: A Retrospective review – great, good, bad and terrible art 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z “He’s just an oligarchical project” said some; “he’s just in it for himself’ said others; “he’s a vile nationalist,” said even more. The Meaning of Nalvany 2013-07-19T11:59:00Z The problem for Putin is that his narrative as the great brave fighter against oligarchical corruption has broken down. Putin Needs an Enemy 2013-03-25T11:06:00Z There are further reservations, most notably about the awardification process itself, the sense of further stratification towards the sport's oligarchical peak. Ballon d'Or should be objectionable but Ronaldo and Messi are irresistible 2012-11-30T13:44:40Z The taxi industry, which opposes giving drivers such a large raise, is as politically connected and oligarchical a regulated industry as you’ll find in the city. Gotham: As Pay of Cabbies Drops, a Bid for Their First Raise in Years 2012-07-10T01:57:10Z A military dictatorship, an oligarchical dictatorship, and a religious dictatorship are all the same thing. Freed Blogger on Egypt’s Future 2012-06-06T08:45:00Z But though the revolution of 1399 was popular in form, its success was due to an oligarchical faction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The evils of this oligarchical rule, he says, are illustrated by considering the nature of the qualification for office and influence. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z Had there, then, been yet another revolution while we were away, and was some new form of government—communistical or oligarchical or what not—being experimented upon? The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z He was a prominent opponent of the oligarchical party in the revolution which took place on the approach of Napoleon; and he was one of the envoys sent to seek the protection of the French. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It was in those oligarchical days a not unnatural fashion to be against the Government. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z The closing of the Grand Council in 1297, which determined the oligarchical character of the Venetian government, led to an attempted revolution in the State by Baiamonte Tiepolo. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The constitution was at this time thoroughly oligarchical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In the same way, the foundation of the colonies was in most cases due to the policy of the oligarchical governments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Greek society presented a singular mosaic of political structures; oligarchical in Sparta, democratical in Athens, tyrannical in Sicyon, monarchical in Macedonia, the forms of government were the same in scarcely two cities or districts. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z It's a less oligarchical way of doing business, and lets each restaurant, spa or cupcake bakery define their own terms of service. Signpost: Better Than Groupon? 2011-07-21T17:31:46Z The government now there, though republican in form, in substance is oligarchical, the real rulers being the triumvirate who constitute the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z This is the rotted mindset -- abolition of all societal opportunity and mass prosperity accompanied by endless militarization and a gorging oligarchical class -- that lies at the heart of most instances of imperial collapse. Beltway austerity values 2011-04-21T17:22:00Z As compared with the extreme form of constitution adopted at Syracuse after the defeat of the Athenian expedition, the democracies established two generations earlier, on the fall of the tyrannis, appeared oligarchical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Next, the law prohibiting intermarriage between the Patricians and Plebeians was repealed; and thus, in course of time, the government changed from an oligarchical to a democratic form. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Second: “The complete suppression of all oligarchical pretensions, and the complete enfranchisement of all citizens;” impartial justice, and equality before the law. The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction 2011-03-26T02:00:12.183Z In taking a dowry with a wife "thou losest thy liberty," says an old writer: "she will ride upon thee, domineer as she list, wear the breeches in her oligarchical government, and beggar thee besides." How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Having touched at Corcyra on the way, in order to assist the democratic party against the oligarchical exiles, but without taking any steps to prevent the massacre of the latter, Eurymedon proceeded to Sicily. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In an oligarchical state citizenship might be confined to 10% of the free population; under a democracy 50% might enjoy it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This morning, The New York Times has a classic entry, as it unironically details how Egypt is a cesspool of oligarchical favoritism and self-dealing. The Egyptian mirror 2011-02-07T10:08:00Z What is even more important, there would no longer be an oligarchical and exclusionist Parliament in Ireland dependent on British support for its ascendency, perhaps even for the security of its lands. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z The periods when oligarchical interference is at its height are the ones to be endured. Christmas in the workhouse beckons for Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti 2010-12-11T22:30:00Z Rather than emphatically stand up to the bankers and other oligarchical thieves, they coddled and served them, and thus became the face of the elite interests oppressing ordinary Americans rather than their foes. Racial and ethnic exploitation of economic insecurity 2010-08-27T13:28:00Z The organization of the oligarchical party throughout the empire, which was effected by Lysander in the last stage of the war, contributed to the overthrow of Athenian ascendancy hardly less than the subsidies of Persia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And European attempts, spearheaded by Germany, at reining in the markets, including a planned European ratings agency to challenge the “oligarchical” U.S.-based ones? Politicus: As Bickering Becomes Open, France and Germany Enter Uncharted Territory 2010-06-07T11:40:00Z But his insinuation of racist favoritism is unsubstantiated and a cheap shot that detracts from the legitimate criticism of the oligarchical establishment of the Masters. In-Box: Letters to the Editor: Augusta National as a Bully Pulpit 2010-04-10T20:22:00Z In France, Spain, Germany and Italy, where the revels continue, there will be relief that leveraged buyouts and oligarchical extravagance have been given a slap. Paul Hayward on English decline 2010-04-08T15:35:00Z The seat of the old oligarchical council and court for homicide was probably on its eastern height. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The oligarchical faction in Athens, after the battle of Ægospotamos, and before the surrender of the city to Lysander, had also procured the election of five ephors. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 The oligarchical rule was so severe, that a patrician marrying a woman of the lower class forfeited his right to participate in the government, and deprived his offspring of the patriciate. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern The other was nominally republican, but in fact exclusively oligarchical and Dutch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Returning to Athens he was made ephor by the oligarchical party; and he was the most cruel and unscrupulous of the Thirty Tyrants who in 404 were appointed by the Lacedaemonians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Our enemy is the manufacturer who fills his factory with wage-slaves; our enemy is the State, whether monarchical, oligarchical, or democratic, with its officials and staff of officers, magistrates, and police spies. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory In Ionia and Sicily the tyrants found an oligarchical timocracy, which was commonly opposed by a democratical party;21 and in some instances, as in that of Gelon, the tyrant acted against the popular faction. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 Thucydides, a man of strong oligarchical prejudices, had also been prosecuted for military incapacity and exiled by a decree proposed by Cleon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The oligarchical and selfish rule of this coterie gave rise to much dissatisfaction among the people, whose discontent, assiduously fanned by agitators like Robert Gourlay, culminated in open rebellion in the succeeding decade. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion It was Cicero's desire to maintain as much as he could of the old form of oligarchical rule under which, as a constitution, the Roman Empire had been created. The Life of Cicero Volume II. A sociological study of the oligarchical tendencies of modern democracy. Introduction to the Science of Sociology In each town of Thessaly we find a constant struggle between the commons and a number of oligarchical families; from these arise several princely races, such as the Aleuadæ, Scopadæ,267 &c. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 By this means papal absolutism would be limited by a sort of oligarchical parliament within the Church. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Her oligarchical constitution, admirably adapted for the first task, could not easily reconcile itself to the second. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Not only was the constitution at this time oligarchical in every respect, but the poorer classes, men, women, and children, were the serfs of the rich. The Athenian Constitution Whether the spirit of the colony was democratic, moderate, or oligarchical, its form of government was pretty much the same. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Corinth, delivered by Sparta from its tyrants, had again reverted to its former constitution, which however was not so oligarchical as the hereditary aristocracy of the Bacchiadæ. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 The tendencies of slavery to render the white man insolent, arrogant, and oligarchical, are well pointed out by Professor Cairnes, and with them the evil tendencies of slave societies. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The oligarchical power of the bishops was restored, and two thousand ministers were driven from their livings, and compelled to seek a precarious support. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Lysander, however, threw his influence on the side of the oligarchical party, and the popular Assembly was compelled by sheer intimidation to pass a vote establishing the oligarchy. The Athenian Constitution Every one sees that that would exclude multitudes of all classes of citizens, making the State no longer republican, but oligarchical. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States In England, where the opposite principle was adopted, the Ministry became first the committee of an oligarchical Parliament and later a close corporation nominating the legislature which is supposed to check it. A History of the United States Assemblies oligarchical Please her by their decorum fixed, The rigour of cold pride and all Titles and ages intermixed. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse It has to a terrible extent corrupted even English politics, and inspired our oligarchical party with ideas of violence quite foreign to the temper of English Tories in former days. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 In the western world the plebeian or popular element in each state successfully assailed the oligarchical monopoly, and a code was nearly universally obtained early in the history of the Commonwealth. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The form of government may be considered aristocratic rather than oligarchical: it is ruled by the sultan, but his power is kept in check by four great officers of government. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy The dream of an oligarchical Republic was at an end, and the will of the people, expressed with unmistakable emphasis, gave the Chief Magistracy to the author of the Declaration of Independence. A History of the United States In his first important book, Dickens lashed the loathsome corruption of our oligarchical politics, their blaring servility and dirty diplomacy of bribes, under the name of an imaginary town called Eatanswill. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens During the spring of the year 1826 the Advocate's criticisms upon certain members of the oligarchical faction were marked by exceptional acerbity. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Traders and sailors, they lived in settled communities, and naturally produced an oligarchical form of government. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria Government was regularly oligarchical and irresponsible; sometimes it was inefficient and corrupt. The Governments of Europe But it is a very real preservative against the secrecy in which, in oligarchical countries like our own, such scandals can generally be buried. A History of the United States Englishmen, under all superficial reforms, remained oligarchical in spirit, as they had been when they first wore trousers. A Short History of England He demanded "the complete suppression of all oligarchical pretensions, and the complete enfranchisement of all citizens, so that there shall be no denial of rights on account of race or color." Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 This scheme was the last desperate effort of the oligarchical faction previous to 1830. Sketches It was in those oligarchical days a not unnatural fashion to be against the Government. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends The oligarchical party was supported by the Berkeleys, but the opposition continued their rebellion until 1313, when the town was besieged and taken by the royal forces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Senate decreed that Macedonia should be divided into four districts, each under the jurisdiction of an oligarchical council. A Smaller History of Rome They all assailed oligarchical, and lauded democratic institutions. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters But how was an oligarchical party to predominate in popular elections? Sketches In the first place the constitution of the gild became more oligarchical. The Age of the Reformation It is not a democratic Government, nor an autocratic Government, nor even an oligarchical Government. Liberalism and the Social Problem The sacerdotal and aristocratic party demanded an oligarchical constitution, whilst the popular party demanded a democracy, modelled on the French revolution. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Of the older Switzerland, Bâle, Berne, and Zurich were oligarchical cities, each holding in feudality extensive neighboring regions. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum Such is the disposition of property in England that, were a republic to be established here to-morrow, it would partake rather of the oligarchical than of the aristocratic character. Sketches The elections were free, or nearly so; the franchise varied from a fairly democratic one in London to a highly oligarchical one in some boroughs. The Age of the Reformation Such a constitution was of a different order from the cumbrous and oligarchical committees of 1258. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 There is still a real contest on between democracy and oligarchical methods. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe It is less closely oligarchical than the previous scheme. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) This union of oligarchical wealth and mob poverty is the very essence of the 'Spirit of Whiggism.' Sketches In thus possessing ourselves of Hawaii, the consent of the native inhabitants was not considered necessary; we dealt wholly with an oligarchical de facto government, representing the foreign element, mainly American, there resident. "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" In all exclusive or oligarchical,pales, families become extinct, and the breed decays both in bodily strength and mental vigor. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 He loved neither whigs nor tories, but was on the side of a national policy: war was his abhorrence, and so were the wicked corn-laws—an oligarchical device which survived him, but not for long. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Venice, meanwhile, was a practical instance of the possible prosperity of such a constitution with a strong oligarchical complexion. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots To secure the triumph of their cause, therefore, they are forced to manoeuvre with a pretext, and while they aim at oligarchical rule, they apparently advocate popular rights. Sketches They chose the wrong course, and set up an oligarchical ascendancy like the "family compact" of Upper Canada and Nova Scotia. The Framework of Home Rule In course of time it became the oligarchical element within the Florentine democracy, and threatened to change the free constitution of the city into a government conducted by a few powerful families. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series To describe those modes in detail would be to give a history of the various despotic, monarchical, oligarchical, and democratic systems of government which have oppressed or made happy the children of men. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question The Popolo was enlarged by the admission of new burgher families, and the ruling caste, though still oligarchical, became more fairly representative of the inhabitants. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Before the nation is roused to its danger, the oligarchical object is often obtained; and then the oligarchy, entrenched in power, count upon the nation to defend them from their original and revolutionary allies. Sketches In public, these oligarchical princes are invariably surrounded by all the pomp of feudal state, and when they travel are escorted by large bodies of retainers. Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs The numerous relatives held closely together like an alien oligarchical caste in a conquered country. The Price of Love The executive then passed to the Lords, and the state became an oligarchical Republic, such as we see in Rome after the expulsion of the Tarquins. Early Britain—Roman Britain The protest of the Watertown men came in time to check these proceedings, which began to have a decidedly oligarchical look. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The commercial cities of North Africa were in subordination to her, in the Western Mediterranean she had no rivals, her domestic government was oligarchical. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He was fast becoming one of the oligarchical few who are recognized by far more people than they recognize. The Regent Even in a military sense, the forces which Democracy could marshal, either in ancient Greece or in modern America, were more than a match for the corresponding oligarchical factions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 In Calvin's time it became a centre of Protestantism, and its history, down to the time of its annexation by Napoleon in 1798, is mainly occupied with the struggles between the oligarchical and democratic factions. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge These contemplated land grants in huge parcels to a provincial nobility, and a cumbrous oligarchical government with a minimum participation of popular representatives. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime But, with her fleets away, Alcibiades inspired oligarchical intrigues in the city; a coup d'état gave the government to the leaders of a group of 400. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Strictly speaking, that was not representative government; it was a step on the road that leads towards oligarchical or despotic government. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins On the Continent of Europe, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, absolute monarchy had everywhere triumphed over the ruins of the oligarchical and feudal liberties of the Middle Ages. Democracy in America — Volume 1 And, accordingly, taking his place before the people again, he delivered a bold invective upon the oligarchical party and on those who were jealous of Pompey. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The element of oligarchical sentiment in these novels, however, has, I think, another and subtler aspect, an aspect more difficult to understand and more worth understanding. Heretics Meanwhile, at Corcyra, the popular and the oligarchical parties, who favoured the Athenians and Peloponnesians respectively, had reached the stage of murderous hostility to each other. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The oligarchical abuses in English cities and boroughs remained until they were swept away by the great Municipal Reform Act of 1835. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins The Vernon Hotel at which The Twelve True Fishermen held their annual dinners was an institution such as can only exist in an oligarchical society which has almost gone mad on good manners. The Innocence of Father Brown Such academies were oligarchical in their constitution; they encouraged culture, but tended to hamper genius and extinguish originality. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He was to call a meeting of the inhabitants, restore them what he calls their rights, and destroy the oligarchical faction. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 263, Supplementary Number (1827) At Megara this year the dissensions of the oligarchical and popular factions almost resulted in its capture by the Athenians. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History But in many English cities, during the Tudor and Stuart periods, the mayor and aldermen contrived to dispense with popular election, and thus to become close corporations or self-perpetuating oligarchical bodies. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins After nine years of banishment these exiles returned, and the result was an oligarchical reaction in the chief cities of Boeotia. Stories from Thucydides For with a free people you would have no difficulty, I believe, in making peace whenever you desired: but with an oligarchical State friendship itself cannot be safe. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 If, which I doubt, the political governance of men was a matter of interest to him, he would have had them governed by oligarchical forms. The Life of Cicero Volume One Throughout, the conduct of the democratic party, at its best and its worst, contrasted favourably with that of the oligarchical faction. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The oligarchical rule was overturned in four months after its establishment, and the democracy restored,—the assembly being still limited, however, to five thousand citizens. Outline of Universal History On the continent of Europe, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, absolute monarchy had everywhere triumphed over the ruins of the oligarchical and feudal liberties of the middle ages. American Institutions and Their Influence In 1839, a violent opposition, similar in nature, was made by the people of Vaud against the oligarchical power assumed by a few families. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 Mommsen tells us that nothing could be more rotten than the 75condition of oligarchical government into which Rome had fallen; and we are inclined to agree with Mommsen, because we have seen what followed. The Life of Cicero Volume One England is an oligarchical country, and it prefers that its oligarchy should be inferior to itself. Tremendous Trifles In 1378 Salvestro de Medici signalized himself by a successful resistance to an oligarchical faction composed partly of the old nobility. Outline of Universal History The corruption and oppression that everywhere marked the oligarchical rule roused his just indignation; the death of his brother, the death he foresaw in store for himself, stirred him into unholy vengeance. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The ancient aristocrats now naturally reappeared and attempted to re-establish the oligarchical governments of the foregoing century. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 That the Empire should be governed according to the old oligarchical forms which had been in use for more than four centuries, and had created the power of Rome—that was his political creed. The Life of Cicero Volume One Our struggle, therefore, if we are wise, will not be for the barbarian Egestaeans in Sicily, but how to defend ourselves most effectually against the oligarchical machinations of Lacedaemon. The History of the Peloponnesian War Ill-adapted for the rough-and-tumble contests of a Democracy, he is admirably fitted to be the minister or the head of an oligarchical Republic. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 He appears as a Roman of the old school, but still more, as an oligarchical partisan. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius By its constitution, which was that of an oligarchical republic with an elective king, Poland was placed beyond the pale of a Europe ruled upon dynastic principles. The War and Democracy To Cæsar we must accord the merit of having seen that a continuation of the old oligarchical forms was impracticable This Cicero did not see. The Life of Cicero Volume One In the course of time the senate, with the kings included in it, became the governing body of the State, and this oligarchical form of government lasted several hundred years. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Still the struggle continued, and it was not until after many years that an oligarchical government was firmly established. Mosaics of Grecian History At Sparta, and in other states where oligarchical institutions prevailed, the citizens formed a sort of military class, strikingly similar to the military aristocracy of Feudal Europe. General History for Colleges and High Schools These are the deceitful contrivances of oligarchical legislators. Politics: A Treatise on Government Thus, though the government was oligarchical, and the very essence of freedom ignored, there was a something which stood in the name of liberty, and could endear itself to a real patriot. The Life of Cicero Volume One The opponents of commission government maintain, on the other hand, that the plan is undemocratic and oligarchical because it centralizes great power in the hands of a small group. Problems in American Democracy Much interest is added to these revolutions in Megara by the writings of THEOG'NIS, a contemporary poet, and a member of the oligarchical party. Mosaics of Grecian History As a rule, the Dorian cities preferred oligarchical, and the Ionian cities democratical, government. General History for Colleges and High Schools Where the merchant gilds became oppressive oligarchical associations, as they did in Germany and elsewhere on the Continent, they lost their power by the revolt of the more democratic "craft gilds." A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. But, in truth, that "self-government" is the head and front of their offence, for is it not a stumbling-block to ministerial and oligarchical influence? The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges In consequence, society in London, though still in form under the domination of a Court, assumed in fact its natural and oligarchical structure. The English Constitution Each of these divisions was now left unfortified, and placed under a separate oligarchical government. Mosaics of Grecian History But the oligarchical party, for the sake of ruining the democracy were willing to ruin the empire. General History for Colleges and High Schools Henry VII. was prudent and cunning; and in the absence of any preponderating oligarchical influence, planted the heel of the sovereign upon the necks of the nobles. Landholding in England Nor when it finally yielded to the iron progress of oligarchical supremacy, was its catastrophe inglorious. Sybil, or the Two Nations In countries where the government is oligarchical or aristocratic, rank, wealth, and position, are "privileged;" the great mass is deprived of a vote. Irish Race in the Past and the Present For this is more democratical; and on the contrary, those that are forced to stay for others that come late are offended at them as uncivil and of an oligarchical temper. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies The issue of long contentions was the overthrow almost everywhere of oligarchical government and the establishment of the rule of a single person. General History for Colleges and High Schools These happened, like that of Venice, to be good constitutions of a congregation, but from an ill-cause the infirmity of a commonwealth, which through her paucity was oligarchical. The Commonwealth of Oceana It will be a produce hostile to the oligarchical system. Sybil, or the Two Nations Unfortunately, though an ardent, it was at the same time a corrupt and degenerate, Whiggism; a Whiggism so narrow and oligarchical as to be little, if at all, preferable to the worst forms of Toryism. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 Though not a member of the Convention, he was a most active member of the Club, 315 He hated monarchy: he hated democracy: his favourite project was to make Scotland an oligarchical republic. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 In Greece the oligarchical interest was not in general so deeply rooted as at Rome. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 The oligarchical conspirators formed themselves into a confederacy, and Pisander was sent to Athens to lay the proposal before the Athenian assembly. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest These are never far apart; and in oligarchical cities, where nearly everybody is a pauper who is not a ruler, you will find abundance of both. The Republic Prince William the Second had been strongly opposed by the oligarchical party. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 That oligarchical party, which had always been hostile to the doctrines of Calvin and to the House of Orange, muttered faintly that His Majesty ought to resign the Stadtholdership. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 He knows that a bad man has a better chance of slipping through the fingers of justice in a democratic than in an oligarchical state. Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians Notwithstanding the conduct of Alcibiades the oligarchical conspirators proceeded with the revolution at Athens, in which they had gone too far to recede. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Next comes democracy and the democratic man, out of oligarchy and the oligarchical man. The Republic And that is our reason for establishing an oligarchical constitution with their concurrence. Hellenica Gallantly they did; and it was for this reason, when the Second Revolt was crushed, that they, too, were crushed by the united oligarchies of the world, their socialist governments being replaced by oligarchical governments. The Iron Heel The great mass of the Mytileneans regarded their own oligarchical government with suspicion and now threatened that, unless their demands were complied with, they would surrender the city to the Athenians. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest An assembly of the people was then held, and after Thrasybulus had addressed an animated reproof to the oligarchical party, the democracy was unanimously restored. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest And first, there is the ambitious nature, which answers to the Lacedaemonian State; secondly, the oligarchical nature; thirdly, the democratical; and fourthly, the tyrannical. The Republic Hence they were regarded with hatred and jealousy by the Thebans, which sentiments were also shared by a small oligarchical faction in Plataea itself. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest Such was the end of the Macedonian empire, which was now divided into four districts, each under the jurisdiction of an oligarchical council. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest |
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