Political System
Of social group and structure. May also be referred to as form of government.
The members of a social organization who are in power.
This concept's ID is @1~44905
Contains
- party
An organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at...
- political unit
A unit with political responsibilities.
- autocracy
A political system governed by a single individual.
- democracy
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect...
- theocracy
A political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided).
- constitutionalism
A constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution).
- republic
A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic...
- diarchy
A form of government having two joint rulers.
- gerontocracy
A political system governed by old men.
- gynecocracy
A political system governed by a woman.
- hegemony
The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others; "the hegemony of...
- mobocracy
A political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses.
- oligarchy
A political system governed by a few people; "one of his cardinal convictions was that...
- plutocracy
A political system governed by the wealthy people.
- technocracy
A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; "technocracy...