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| a system of government where the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives and power is invested in the people |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
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| A system of government by one person with absolute power. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen. |
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| Rule by one person, usually a king or a queen whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic |
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| A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written. |
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| A system of government in which a single person or party has complete political power; the dictator often maintains power by employing oppressive methods. |
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| A small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people |
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| A form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. |
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| A form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities |
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| any government that is administrated by military forces, whether this government is legal or not under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue, and whether this government is formed by natives or by an occupying power. |
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| A form of government in which a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. |
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