Gov terms

a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitution, or legally organized opposition.

• Authoritarian

• Communist

• Absolute monarchy

• Anarchy

a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority.

• Absolute monarchy

• Anarchy

• Authoritarian

• Communist

a form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives.

• Maoism

• Emirate

• Dictatorship

• Authoritarian

a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good.

• Constitutional democracy

• Commonwealth

• Ecclesiastical

• Marxism-Leninism

a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single -- often authoritarian

• Communist

• Constitutional

• Democracy

• Federal

a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories that creates a central government with limited powers

• Constitutional monarchy

• Federal republic

• Confederacy (Confederation)

• Islamic republic

a government by or operating under an authoritative document that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government.

• Constitutional

• Authoritarian

• Marxism

• Democratic republic

a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Absolute monarchy

• Presidential

a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian

• Monarchy

a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed.

• Maoism

• Authoritarian

• Presidential

• Democracy