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Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such ...
Monarchies in the Americas. The Commonwealth of Nations, some of whose countries in America are monarchies, including: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the British Overseas Territories. (Not shown: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia ...
All fifteen realms are constitutional monarchies and full democracies, where the King (or his representative) legally possesses vast prerogatives, but fulfills a largely ceremonial role. Other European constitutional monarchies. Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden are fully democratic states in ...
During the American Revolution, a significant element of the population of the Thirteen Colonies remained loyal to the British crown.However, since then, aside from a few considerations in the 1780s, there has not been any serious movement supporting monarchy in the United States although a small number of prominent individuals have, from time to time, advocated the concept.
List of current monarchs of sovereign states. Monarchs of various countries: Examples of absolute monarchs (top row): Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei. Salman, King of Saudi Arabia. Pope Francis. Examples of executive monarchs (middle row): Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.
Oligarchies are societies controlled and organised by a small class of privileged people, with no intervention from the most part of society; this small elite is defined as sharing some common trait. De jure democratic governments with a de facto oligarchy are ruled by a small group of segregated, powerful or influential people who usually ...
The word theocracy originates from the Greek: θεοκρατία (theocratia) meaning "the rule of God". This, in turn, derives from θεός (theos), meaning "god", and κρατέω (krateo), meaning "to rule". Thus the meaning of the word in Greek was "rule by god (s)" or human incarnation (s) of god (s). The term was initially coined by ...
v. t. e. The participation of the United States in regime change in Latin America involved US-backed coup d'états which were aimed at replacing left-wing leaders with right-wing leaders, military juntas, or authoritarian regimes. [ 1 ] Intervention of an economic and military variety was prevalent during the Cold War.