Power Structure
Confederal
Federal
Hegemony
Imperial
Unitary |
Power Source
Democracy
Direct
Representative |
Power Source
Monarchy
Absolute
Constitutional |
Power Source
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Meritocracy
Military junta
Plutocracy
Stratocracy
Technocracy
Timocracy |
Power Source
Other
Anarchy
Authoritarianism
Autocracy
Anocracy
Despotism
Dictatorship
Kritarchy
Republic
Theocracy
Totalitarianism |
Aristarchic attributes
Aristocracy
Geniocracy
Kratocracy
Meritocracy
Technocracy |
Autocratic attributes
Authoritarian
Autocracy
Despotism
Dictatorship
Fascism
Totalitarian |
Democratic attributes
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Social Democracy |
Monarchic attributes
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Elective Monarchy
Emirate
Monarchy |
Oligarchic attributes
Bureaucracy
Ergatocracy
Kritarchy
Netocracy
Oligarchy
Plutocracy
Stratocracy
Timocracy
Theocracy
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Other characteristic attributes
Adhocracy
Anarchism
Band Society
Chiefdom (Tribal)
Constitutional Republic
Cybersynacy
Nomocracy
Republic |
Pejorative attributes
Bankocracy
Corporatocracy
Nepotocracy
Kakistocracy
Kleptocracy
Ochlocracy |
Speculative attributes
Magocracy
Uniocracy |
socio-economic attributes
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
Socialism
Welfare State |
significant attributes
Rule according to higher law
Separation of church & state
Civilian control of military
Totalitarianism (Authoritarianism) vs. liberty
Police state
Patriarchy
matriarchy |
approach to regional autonomy
Empire
Unitary state
Sovereignty located at centre & in peripheral areas.
Hegemony
Federation & Federal republic
Confederation
Diverging degrees of sovereignty.
Asymmetrical federalism
Federacy
Associated state
Devolved state - so |