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  2. Rule by decree - Wikipedia

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    Rule by decree is a style of governance allowing quick, unchallenged promulgation of law by a single person or group of people, usually without legislative approval. While intended to allow rapid responses to a crisis, rule by decree is easily abused and is often a key feature of dictatorships .

  3. Decree - Wikipedia

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    The word décret, literally "decree", is an old legal usage in France and is used to refer to executive orders issued by the French President or Prime Minister. Any such order must not violate the French Constitution or Civil Code , and a party has the right to request an order be annulled in the French Council of State .

  4. Royal court - Wikipedia

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    The Sikh 'Court of Lahore'.. A royal household is the highest-ranking example of patronage.A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of the hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisers and "companions".

  5. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    This article lists forms of government and political systems, which are not mutually exclusive, and often have much overlap. [1] According to Yale professor Juan José Linz there are three main types of political systems today: democracies, totalitarian regimes and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with hybrid regimes.

  6. Firman - Wikipedia

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    A firman (Persian: فرمان, romanized: farmān; Turkish: ferman), [1] at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in an Islamic state. During various periods such firmans were collected and applied as traditional bodies of law. The English word firman comes from the Persian farmān meaning "decree" or ...

  7. What Is My Chart Ruler? How to Find Your Zodiac Sign ... - AOL

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    The chart ruler is determined by finding the planet that rules the zodiac sign on your ascendant. It shows where the energies of your rising sign are manifested in the chart and which planetary ...

  8. List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The empire came into existence at the end of the 13th century, and its first ruler (and the namesake of the Empire) was Osman I. According to later, often unreliable Ottoman tradition, Osman was a descendant of the Kayı tribe of the Oghuz Turks. [2] The eponymous Ottoman dynasty he founded endured for six centuries through the reigns of 36 ...

  9. Absolute monarchy - Wikipedia

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    Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 15 July 1949 75 years, 215 days 4 January 2006: 19 years, 42 days: Hereditary [36] Emirate of Umm al-Quwain: Ruler Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla 1 October 1952 72 years, 137 days 2 January 2009: 16 years, 44 days: Hereditary [36] Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah: Ruler Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi