state system
oligarchy
power structure in which power rests with a small number of people
confessionalism
system of government
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists
theory in Shia Islam which holds that Islam gives a faqīh (Islamic jurist) custodianship over people
responsible government
concept of parliamentary democracy
technocracy
system of governance where decision-makers are selected on the basis of their expertise in their areas of responsibility (esp. scientific knowledge), as opposed to one where elected representatives are the primary decision-makers in government
Panchayat
partyless political system in Nepal
closed system
politics
plutocracy
society or system ruled and dominated by the small minority of the top wealthiest citizens
Dominate
"despotic" phase of government in the ancient Roman Empire (ca. 284 to 565 AD)
Government of India
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
electoral system
method by which voters make a choice between options
gerontocracy
form of oligarchical rule where leaders are older than most of the population
politics of Tajikistan
political system of Tajikistan
aristocracy
form of government in which power is in the hands of a small, privileged, ruling class
autocracy
form of government
aristocratic monarchy
type of monarchy