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List of forms of government

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of government.
Anarchism
A form of government with no ruling hierarchy, instead decisions are made at a directly democratic
level: laws are created by citizens alone, although they may be enforced by institutions that are not
publicly controlled.
Anarchy
Anarchy is lack of a central government, as there is no one recognized governing authority; in anarchy
there is no effective government and each individual has absolute liberty. It is important to note,
however, that the lack of a government to enforce laws does not automatically imply that there are no
laws; anarcho-capitalism in particular posits a form of anarchy with a body of explicit laws.
Aristocracy
A form of government in which a select few rule based on inherited hereditary right.
Autocracy
A form of government in which the political power is held by a single, self-appointed ruler.
Communist state
a hypothetical stateless entity that follows after socialism as according to Marxist theory.
Corporatocracy
a form of government where a corporation, a group of corporations, or government entities with private
components, control the direction and governance of a country.
Demarchy
a hypothetical political system run by randomly selected decision makers who have been selected by
sortition. Think selecting a legislature or executive in the same manner that a jury is presently selected.
Democracy
Refers to a broad range of types of government based upon the "consent of the governed." In its
purest form it is the same thing asmobocracy, but it is usually practiced in the form of a republic, which
provides checks and balances and an establishment that is able to tap an unruly mob on its collective
head.
Epistemocracy

a utopian type of society and government in which people of rank, including those holding political
office, are those who possess epistemic humility.
Ethnocracy
a form of government where representatives of a particular ethnic group hold a number of government
posts disproportionately large to the percentage of the total population that the particular ethnic
group(s) represents and use them to advance the position of their particular ethnic group(s) to the
detriment of others. In Nazi Germany ethnic groups Hitler supported held all the power. NeoNazis often accuse Jewsof possessing an ethnocracy in the person of the U.S. government, which
they call the Zionist Occupation Government.
Exilarchy
a form of government, usually theocratic or monarchic, that is established and constituted for rule over
an ethnic or religious diaspora rather than over the place of origin whence the diaspora originates.
Fascism
The country is ruled by a totalitarian and corporatist government. It has also gone by the
names Nazism, Baathism, Corporatism, and Falangism.
Futarchy
System of government proposed by economist Robin Hanson based on the idea of voting on a certain
outcome and then figuring out how to achieve it.
Geniocracy
a system of government which was first proposed by Rael (leader of the International Ralian
Movement) in 1977 and which advocates problem-solving and creative intelligence as criteria for
regional governance
Gerontocracy
a form of oligarchical rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of
the adult population.
Kakistocracy
Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens, "Government by the worst."
Kleptocracy
a term applied to a government that extends the personal wealth and political power of government
officials and the ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) at the expense of the population.
Kratocracy
government by those who are strong enough to seize power through force or cunning.
Kritocracy or Krytocracy
a government ruled by judges.

Kritarchy
a form of order springing from judgments made from principles of natural rights.
Logocracy
government by words.
Meritocracy
a government or other organization wherein appointments are made and responsibilities are given
based on demonstrated talent and ability, usually incentivising "merit".
Minarchy
a political ideology which maintains that the state's only legitimate function is the protection of
individuals from aggression.
Mobo
cracy
or Oc
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government by mob or a mass of people, or the intimidation of constitutional authorities; think Monty
Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail"witch/duck" mob
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a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged with an individual,
who is the head of state, often for life or until abdication. A monarchy usually possesses more checks
and balances than an autocracy or dictatorship.
No
oc
rac
y
a social and political system that is based on the priority of human mind.
Oligarc
hy

a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society
distinguished by royal, wealth, intellectual, family, military or religious hegemony.
Panarchrac
y
a political philosophy emphasizing each individual's right to freely join and leave the jurisdiction of any
governments they choose, without being forced to move from their current locale.
Plutocracy
rule by the wealthy, or power provided by wealth.
Socialist

republic or peop
republic
a state run by a communist party, or worker representative democracy, where decisions are typically
centrally made, and resources are distributed by need and produced by ability, where workers, or the
Party control the means of production .
Sociocracy
a system of governance using consent-based decision making among equivalent individuals and an
organizational structure based on cybernetic principles.
Stratocracy
a system of government in which there is no distinction between the military and the civil power.
Technocracy
a form of government in which engineers, scientists, and other technical experts are in control of
decision making in their respective fields.
Theocracy
a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler. Since
said god or deity is usually absent from decision making, a church sponsored leader or leaders will rule
instead through laws commanded by the god in the religion's written law.
Theodemocracy
a political system theorized by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
(Mormons). As the name implies, theodemocracy was meant to be a fusion of traditional republican
democractic rights under the United States Constitution combined with theocratic elements.
Timocracy
either:a state where only property owners may participate in government; or a government where
rulers are selected and perpetuated based on the degree of honor they hold relative to others in their
society, peer group or class.

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