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(uncountable) The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.
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A state with absolute sovereignty and authority, in contrast with e.g. a feudal state.
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The government of a country by a sovereign via a formally constituted bureaucracy.
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(derogatory) A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church.
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Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
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Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
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A health care system in which the government provides care for all its citizens through income tax payments.
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(geopolitics) A nation lying between potentially hostile nations.
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Of or pertaining to capitation
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Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports.
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A political interest group by members of a legislative body.
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(management) A control system which relies on shared values and norms rather than bureaucratic structures.
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A state that is economically, politically and/or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state. Originally, the realm of a client king of Rome.
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Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
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A peasant, in Ancient Rome, who was legally tied to the land, but could not be bought or sold
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A member of a community.
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A sovereign country as a member of a larger organization.
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Support for a convention or assembly.
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A form of constitutional monarchy where the monarch has a ceremonial role and little or no input into governmental and constitutional issues.
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(obsolete) Pertaining to a court; courtly.
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The concept that data is subject to the laws and governance structures of the nation where it is collected.
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(Roman Catholicism) A papal decree, particularly one derived from an ecclesiastical letter.
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a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent
adj
Pertaining to a style of furniture, decoration etc. prevalent during this period.
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(historical) A Roman census in Egypt related to the determination of liability for poll tax.
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(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
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(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.
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A sovereign state that is a federation.
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Pertaining to franchises.
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Alternative letter-case form of freedom of the city as a modern honor bestowed by a city or British council.
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(usually as two words) A person who is a citizen of a free country, as opposed to a subject of a tyranny or totalitarian dictatorship.
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(figuratively) The work and scheming that leads to the position of prime minister or other leadership position.
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Of or pertaining to a governor.
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(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
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The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
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A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
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Relating to the title or office of imperator.
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A state within a state, inclusive of deep states or other forces which operate with sovereign-like impunity within a polity.
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Any of the powers that are given to a national government.
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Equality of freedom of speech and expression; the right of each citizen of a city (or other unit) to speak in public and address that city.
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(US, labor union) Industrial Workers of the World
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The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
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(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.
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(Christian, theology, obsolete) Of or relating to the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
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The control or influence of the laity or the fact of being lay.
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A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
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Pertaining to mandarins or to the system of rule by mandarins.
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(figuratively) A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
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A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
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A preoccupation with one's role as minister, to the detriment of the organization one works for.
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A member of a wealthy ruling class; one of the moneyocracy.
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Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
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(international law) A sovereign state.
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Classified or arranged so that a group or person has the same authority as everyone else; not hierarchical.
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The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
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(rare) Unlimited, unconditional sovereignty, often attributed to a supreme being.
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an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy
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(Ireland, derogatory, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.
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The rule of a monarch characterized by a lack of consultation with the parliamentary body of the state.
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(politics, historical) The situation of two or more states sharing the same monarch, usually also with shared dynastic succession.
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Government by plantation owners.
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(historical, Ancient Greece) citizenship
adj
Resembling a politician.
adj
Of or pertaining to an honorary religious title granted by the state.
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Relating to the Ancient Greek council, which held preliminary discussions before submitting matters to the general assembly.
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A person whose social status is an early approximation to the later idea of a citizen.
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Alternative form of pseudostate [(politics) A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations.]
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(politics) A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations.
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A government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.
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A state governed by a puppet government.
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A commoner or plebeian; a person of low rank; especially, in pre-Revolutionary France, a member of the social class comprising all who were not nobles or clergy.
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Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.
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A country that is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control from another country.
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(countable) Any of the powerful security services of certain other governments in countries throughout the world.
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The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy.
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Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
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The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.
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(politics) A doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving the political independence of a nation or region and opposes federalism and supranational unions.
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(in the plural) The body politic of a nation.
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(uncountable) The state or condition of a sovereign; sovereignty.
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A doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving political independence of a nation or a region. It opposes federalism and approaches independentism movements.
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Of a person: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
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(Canada, informal) A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).
adj
(dated) Pertaining to a State of the American Union, in contrast to the federal government.
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Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
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a church established by or controlled by the government of a country.
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A formal visit by a head of state or a cabinet minister to another nation.
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One who dabbles in state affairs.
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Alternative form of statecraft [Synonym of statesmanship understood as the ability to guide a state well.]
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A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
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(obsolete) Synonym of government or governance.
n
(archaic) A skilled politician or one with political power, knowledge or influence.
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(uncommon) One who governs or leads others through military force, or on account of their position as a military officer.
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(by extension) Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations.
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A state formed by the union of multiple lesser states.
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(religion) A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people.
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A state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.
adj
Produced, controlled, or directed by those at the top of the hierarchy.
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A member of a trade union.
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The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
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A lifelong supporter and probable member of unions.
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(law, historical) In Ancient Roman law, a kind of interdict relating to disputes of possession over movable property.
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A country in which such a system operates.
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