English → Latin
“oligarchy” in Latin
rēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairsstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to; to aspire to, tend to, de
The English word oligarchy itself goes back to Latin oligarchia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oligarchy
As a form of government, paucorum potentia (Sall., Cat., 79, 1); or paucorum potestas; paucorum dominatio (Freinsh., Suppl. Curt.); tyrannis factiosa: paucorum administratio civitatis (Cic., De Rep., 1, 28).
A friend of the oligarchy, paucorum potentiae amicus; *paucorum dominationi favens, studens: the Constitution of the state is an oligarchy, paucorum arbitrio belli domique respublica agitatur.
A state under this form, respublica quae a singulis tenetur (Cic., Div., 2, 2, 6); respublica, quae paucorum potestate regitur; respublica quae in paucorum jus ac ditionem concessit: the rulers or leaders of an oligarchy, pauci potentes (Sall.); *pauci potentes viri civitatem, rempublicam, administrates.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oligarchy?
- The usual Latin words for “oligarchy” are rēspūblica, studeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.