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12: Lesson 18
Governing and Authority
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autonomy | independence |
| despot | tyrant |
| feudal | social and economic system of gov't. used in Europe, whereby a person, in return for being granted control of the land, owed service and loyalty to a lord |
| hegemony | dominion or control |
| hierarchy | order of aurthority or rank |
| prerogative | right or privilege |
| regime | government or authority in power |
| sovereign | monarchy |
| totalitarian | absolute control over all aspects of life |
| usurp | to seize and retain the rights, power, property |