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#12292. dlm
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What government is defined as one that is ruled by the worst people in the state?
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bpykh
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Polybius the Greek historian divided government by the number of people that rules and bad and good governments. Bad government by few people is oligarchy - the rule of the few (opposite aristocracy), bad government by the people in ochlogarchy the rule of the masses (opposite democracy).
Jun 16 01, 6:53 AM
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