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patriarchy: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

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feudal system collapse

police state collapse: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

theocracy collapse: the belief in government by divine guidance; a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)

prefecture collapse: the office of prefect; the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

mayoralty collapse: the position of mayor

papacy collapse: the government of the Roman Catholic Church

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

garrison state collapse

pashadom collapse

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

monarchy collapse: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

democracy collapse: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

autarchy collapse

mob rule collapse

episcopacy collapse: the collective body of bishops

chancellery collapse: a government building housing the office of a chancellor

pontificate collapse: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"; administer a pontifical office

self-government collapse: government of a political unit by its own people

welfare state collapse: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

magistracy collapse: the position of magistrate

ruling class collapse: the class of people exerting power or authority

republic collapse: a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

presidency collapse: the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"; the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

directorship collapse: the position of a director of a business concern

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

lordship collapse: the authority of a lord; a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"

protectorate collapse: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty

chieftaincy collapse: the position of chieftain

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

bishopric collapse

archbishopric collapse: the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

consulate collapse: diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

tyranny collapse

militarism collapse: a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

deanery collapse: the official residence of a dean

dictatorship collapse: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

federation collapse: the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs; an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

leadership collapse: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"; the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"; the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"; the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

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