Word: oligarchism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
li
gar
chi
sm
Definition: The principles or spirit of an oligarchy; a political system governed by a few people
Morphemes:
Affix: olig-
Language: en
Meaning: few
Affix: -arch
Language: en
Meaning: ruler, leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -archēs
Language: la
Decoded: -arches
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -arch (ruler, leader)
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.