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> A very small wealthy minority preceding over the much larger mass of poor. There's an exact word for that: oligarchy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_r
by bmitc 5y ago
> A very small wealthy minority preceding over the much larger mass of poor.
There's an exact word for that: oligarchy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic
- dotancohen 5y agoYes, thank you, English often has many synonyms of varying levels. From that very page: > the term banana republic is a pejorative descriptor for a servile oligarchy