Answer: oligarchy

AnswerCrossword Clue
OLIGARCHYOrwell's "1984" Inner Party is one
OLIGARCHYAncient Athens's Thirty Tyrants, e.g.
oligarchyA small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
oligarchya government in which a few people control all power
oligarchyGovernment by such a group
oligarchyA state governed by such a group