absolutism
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a system of government in which one leader has complete power and authority over a country and its citizens
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a system of government in which one leader has complete power and authority over a country and its citizens
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a situation in which a state, region, or organization is independent and has the power to govern itself
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an insulting word for a tropical country that is considered to have a weak economy, a dishonest or cruel government, and public services that do not work
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a temporary government that is in charge of a country until a new government is elected
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a way of controlling a country, company etc in which the main authority comes from one central group of people
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a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together
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a political and economic system in which individual people cannot own property or industries and in which people of all social classes are treated equally
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a political and economic system in which planning and policy are controlled by large groups such as businesses, trade unions, and central government
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a system of government in which people vote in elections to choose the people who will govern them
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a system of running a business or organization in which everyone can vote and share in making decisions
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the use of the Internet by government, for example to give information to the public or to allow people to vote from their computer
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an old word for each of the three groups of people involved in governing a country: the nobility, the clergy, and ordinary people
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a form of government in which people have control in their own country, rather than being controlled by another country or empire
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a period of time when there is temporarily no one in charge of a country or large organization
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a family, community, or society that is ruled by women, especially one in which women also own and control property
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a government in which the main party has more members than any other single party but not more members than all the other parties together
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a government that tries to protect its people and control their lives in a way that stops them being independent
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an arrangement in which two groups share the responsibility of running a government
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the freedom of the people in a country to choose their own government and not be controlled by another country
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a situation in which a country or region is governed by its own people, not by people from outside
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the state in which a country or region is governed by its own people, not by people from outside
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