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vassalage collapse

bondage collapse: sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners; the state of being under the control of another person; the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"

heavy hand collapse

servitude collapse: state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"

serfdom collapse: the state of a serf

peonage collapse: the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged; the condition of a peon

despotism collapse

captivity collapse: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

feudalism collapse: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

iron hand collapse

thrall collapse: someone held in bondage

persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

subjugation collapse: forced submission to control by others

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)

feudal system collapse

terrorism collapse: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

brute force collapse

slavery collapse: the practice of owning slaves; work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

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

garrison state 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

fascism collapse: a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

villenage collapse

steamroller collapse: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements; overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"; crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"; proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"; bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

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.

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"

servility collapse

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

domineering collapse: tending to domineer

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

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

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

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