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Forms of government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aristocracy Aristokratia آریستوکراسی | A society or group of people ruled by the upper class. |
| Democracy | Athe belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves |
| Gerontocracy | A society or group of people in which older people are the most powerful. |
| Matriarchy | A society or group of people in which women are the most powerful. |
| Oligarchy | A society or group of people in which only a few people hold power. |
| Patriarchy | a society in which the oldest male is the leader of the family, or a society controlled by men in which they use their power to their own advantage. |
| plutocracy | a system of government in which the richest people in a country rule or have power |
| meritocracy | a social system or society in which people have power because of their abilities, not because of their money or social position |
| Anarchy | a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society because there is no effective government |
| Confederation Valtioliitto | an organization consisting of different groups of people working together for business or political reasons |
| Fascism | a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed |
| Federation Liittovaltio فدراسیون | a group of organizations, countries, regions, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government (The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.) |
| Feudalism Feodalismi فئودالیسم | relating to the social system of Western Europe in the Middle Ages or any society that is organised according to rank. political and military system between a feudal aristocracy (a lord), and his vassals. |
| Gerontocracy gerontokratia پیرسالاری | Government by elders. a form of oligarchical rule. |
| Plutocracy | a system where the richest people rule or have power. The combination of both plutocracy and oligarchy |
| Puppet state Nukkevaltio | describes a nominal sovereignty controlled effectively by a foreign power.[1] The term refers to a government controlled by the government of another country. |
| Anarchism Anarkismi آنارشیسم | the political belief that there should be little or no formal or official organization to society but that people should work freely together |
| Theocracy Teokratia دینسالاری | a country that is ruled by religious leaders |
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