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  2. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    Term Description Examples Autocracy: Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power (social and political) is concentrated in the hands of one person or polity, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perhaps for the implicit threat of a coup d'état or mass insurrection).

  3. Governess - Wikipedia

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    The term "governess" is an archaic gendered job title for a politician; now the word "governor" is used for men or women. For example, Keʻelikōlani was known as the governess of Hawaii. [13] Anne Hegerty, one of the Chasers on the British and Australian versions of The Chase, is nicknamed "The Governess". [14]

  4. 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

  5. List of countries by system of government - Wikipedia

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  6. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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    School Dropout Prevention and Basic Skills Improvement Act of 1990: Pub. L. 101–600: 1990 (No short title) Extended appropriations for the Robert A. Taft Institute of Government through FY1994. Pub. L. 101–638: 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990: Prohibited firearms in school zones. Ruled unconstitutional in United States v.

  7. Outline of government - Wikipedia

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    Government – 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 well as a mechanism for determining policy.

  8. Politician - Wikipedia

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    The first is career politicians who remain in government until retirement. The second is political careerists, who have gained a reputation for their experience at various levels of government such as international, federal, state, and local governments, they often leave politics and start a new business venture using their political connections.

  9. Gerontocracy - Wikipedia

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    In many political structures, power within the ruling class accumulates with age, making the oldest individuals the holders of the most power. Those holding the most power may not be in formal leadership positions, but often dominate those who are. In a simplified definition, a gerontocracy is a society where leadership is reserved for elders. [1]