English > form of government: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The members of a social organization who are in power. |
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| Synonym | political system |
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| Member of | social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure | The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
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| Members | party, political party | An organization to gain political power |
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| political unit, political entity | A unit with political responsibilities |
| Narrower | autocracy, autarchy | A political system governed by a single individual |
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| constitutionalism | A constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) |
| democracy, republic, commonwealth | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| diarchy, dyarchy | A form of government having two joint rulers |
| gerontocracy | A political system governed by old men |
| gynecocracy, gynarchy | A political system governed by a woman |
| hegemony | The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
| mobocracy, ochlocracy | A political system in which a mob is the source of control |
| oligarchy | A political system governed by a few people |
| plutocracy | A political system governed by the wealthy people |
| republic | A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
| technocracy | A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control |
| theocracy | A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided) |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
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| Spanish | forma de gobierno, sistema político |
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| Catalan | form de govern, sistema polític |
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