autarky
noun
a country that has autarchy
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General words for countries
republic
noun
a country that is ruled by a president or other leader that people vote for, rather than by a king or queen
federation
noun
a country made up of individual states with the power to make their own decisions, but with a national government responsible for areas such as foreign policy and defence
oligarchy
noun
a country governed by a small group of people. Someone in this group is called an oligarch.
dictatorship
noun
a country controlled by someone who takes power by force and does not allow fair elections
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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