autocracy
form of government
dictatorship
autocratic form of government which is ruled by a sole leader
electoral autocracy
Hybrid regime with regular but unfair elections
sultanism
form of personalized authoritarian government, not necessarily Islamic or Middle Eastern
authoritarianism
form of social organization characterized by submission to authority
Tsarist autocracy
form of autocracy specific to Grand Duchy of Moscow and later Tsardom of Russia and Russian empire
tyranny
behaviour of an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty
Liberal autocracy
form of non-democratic government