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WORLD HISTORY
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How are oligarchy and tyranny different?
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An oligarchy was ruled by a senate, a tyranny is ruled by one.
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An oligarchy is ruled by a few, a tyranny is ruled by a family.
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An oligarchy was ruled by one, a tyranny is ruled by a few.
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An oligarchy was ruled by a few, a tyranny is ruled by one.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Broadly speaking, an oligarchy is a form of government characterized by the rule of a few persons or families. More specifically, the term was used by Greek philosopher Aristotle in contrast to aristocracy, which was another term to describe rule by a privileged few.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle’s theory of democracy Thus “rule by one” is monarchy in its ideal form and tyranny in its perverted form (see tyrant); “rule by the few” is aristocracy in its ideal form and oligarchy in its perverted form; and “rule by the many” is “polity” in its ideal form and…
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