Possible Clues:

• Government by a few
• Government by a small exclusive class
• Cigar rolled in holy assembly of ruling clique
• Rule of the few
• Government by the few
• Ruling class roll cigars after tossing wrappings on Cape hotel lobby, finally
• Not many people can control this, as a rule
• Form of government with power held by a few
• Go charily when shuffling a few men in government
• Government by small elite