Oligarchy
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun ( pl. -chies)
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution : the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president.
• a state governed by such a group : the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century.
• government by such a group.
DERIVATIVES
oligarchic |ˌäliˈgärkik; ˌōli-| adjective
oligarchical |ˌäliˈgärkikəl; ˌōli-| adjective
oligarchically |ˌäliˈgärkik(ə)lē; ˌōli-| adverb
ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Greek oligarkhia (probably via medieval Latin).
USAGE See usage at aristocracy.
Do you have an oligarchy?
Perfection
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects : the satiny perfection of her skin | his pursuit of golfing perfection.
• a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of such a condition, state, or quality : I am told that she is perfection itself.
• the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible : among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management.
PHRASES
to perfection in a manner or way that could not be better; perfectly : a blue suit that showed off her blonde hair to perfection.
ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [completeness] ): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere ‘to complete’ (see perfect ).
This definition: simply perfection.
Define
Macbook Dictionary defines define (sorry, I had to write that ):
state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of : the contract will seek to define the client’s obligations.
• give the meaning of (a word or phrase), esp. in a dictionary.
• make up or establish the character of : for some, the football team defines their identity.
2 mark out the boundary or limits of : [as adj. ] ( defined) clearly defined boundaries.
• make clear the outline of; delineate : she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow.
DERIVATIVES
definable adjective
definer noun
ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense [bring to an end] ): from Old French definer, from a variant of Latin definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’ (from finis ‘end’ ).
Capitalism
Mac Dictionary defines it as:
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Any capitalists around?
