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  2. Theocracy - Wikipedia

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    Theocracy is a form of autocracy [1] or oligarchy in which one or more deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries, with executive and legislative power, who manage the government's daily affairs.

  3. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    Definition National government: The government of a nation-state and is a characteristic of a unitary state. This is the same thing as a federal government which may have distinct powers at various levels authorized or delegated to it by its member states, though the adjective 'central' is sometimes used to describe it. The structure of central ...

  4. Constitutional theocracy - Wikipedia

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    The phrase constitutional theocracy describes a form of elected government in which one single religion is granted an authoritative central role in the legal and political system. In contrast to a pure theocracy, power resides in lay political figures operating within the bounds of a constitution, rather than in the religious leadership.

  5. Theodemocracy - Wikipedia

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    Theodemocracy is a theocratic political system proposed by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.According to Smith, a theodemocracy is a fusion of traditional republican democratic principles under the US Constitution with theocratic rule.

  6. Government - Wikipedia

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    A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as

  7. Authoritarianism - Wikipedia

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    Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

  8. Ecclesiastical government - Wikipedia

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    Ecclesiastical government, ecclesiastical hierarchy, or ecclesiocracy may refer to: Theocracy , a form of religious State government Hierocracy (medieval) , papal temporal supremacy over the State

  9. Constitutional monarchy - Wikipedia

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    Theocracy; Autocracy (rule by one) Despotism; Dictatorship. ... While most monarchs may hold formal authority and the government may legally operate in the monarch ...