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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body of rulers consisting of ten men.
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There is no evidence that 'decadarchy' could be used simply as a synonym for 'oligarchy'.
The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 384 BC-322 BC Demosthenes 1912
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Ten, either established previously to the tetrarchies, and superseded by them, or else coexistent with and superior to them; in either case, since the singular is used, this decadarchy must have been a single government over the whole of Thessaly (or perhaps of the district about Pherae only), not a number of Councils, one in each city or division of Thessaly.
The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 384 BC-322 BC Demosthenes 1912
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However this be, Philip seems to have contrived that the ruling body, whether in the tetrarchy or the decadarchy, should be his own creatures.
The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes 384 BC-322 BC Demosthenes 1837
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