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Oligarchy is not always rule by the wealthy, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group, and do not have to be connected by bloodlines as in a [[monarchy]].
Oligarchy is not always rule by the wealthy, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group, and do not have to be connected by bloodlines as in a [[monarchy]].
Forms of government and other [[political]] structures associated with oligarchy can include [[aristocracy]], [[CorporatocracyCrony capitalism]], [[meritocracy]], [[military junta]], [[plutocracy]], [[technocracy]], and [[theocracy]].
Forms of government and other [[political]] structures associated with oligarchy can include [[aristocracy]], [[Corporatocracy]] ([[Crony capitalism]]), [[meritocracy]], [[military junta]], [[plutocracy]], [[technocracy]], and [[theocracy]].
==Examples==
==Examples==
Currently, the central authority of [[Communist China]] is concentrated in the [[Politburo]] Standing Committee composed of 7-members, of the [[Communist Party of China]].
Currently, the central authority of [[Communist China]] is concentrated in the [[Politburo]] Standing Committee composed of 7-members, of the [[Communist Party of China]].
[[Forbes]] magazine suggested that after the [[collapse of the Soviet Union], the [[Russian Federation]] is ruled by oligarchs.
Ancient [[Sparta]], for instance, was run by an oligarchy.
Ancient [[Sparta]], for instance, was run by an oligarchy.