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A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

An oligarchy  is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders.

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The governing body of a nation, state, or community.

For the Greeks any system which excluded power from the whole citizen body and was not a tyranny or monarchy was described as an oligarchy. Oligarchies were perhaps the most common form of city-state government and they often occurred when democracy went wrong.

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Cruel and oppressive government or rule.

Tyrant, Greek Tyrannous, a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power.

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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city-state  of Athens. Athens is the first known democracy in the world.

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A monarchy has all the power to a single person. Most monarchies have been ruled by kings. When the monarchy dies his oldest son becomes the king with all the power in his own hands.

A monarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person. Most monarchies have been ruled by kings, usually with the help of a council of advisers.

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A legally person of a state or city,either native or naturalized. A person who is able to enjoy all the legal rights and privileges granted by a state.

The men could only be citizens in ancient Greece, no women. They had to be over the age of 18 and could never have been a slave. They also would had to of had parents who were both born in Athens.