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Alphabetical list with hierarchy
The following list groups major political systems (recognized by political science) in alphabetical order. The various subtype political systems are listed below the main system of government.

Anarchism (perhaps better defined as a system of non-hierarchical government)
Anarcho-communism
Anarcho-capitalism
Eco-anarchism
Anarcho-socialism
National anarchism
Anarcho-syndicalism



Autocracy
Absolutism
Enlightened absolutism
Despotism
Dictatorship (not all dictatorships are autocracies)
Military dictatorship
Benevolent dictatorship
Monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Despotate
Duchy
Grand Duchy
Elective monarchy
Emirate
Hereditary monarchy
Popular monarchy
Principality
New Monarchs
Self-proclaimed monarchy
Viceroyalty
Patriarchy
Patrimonalism
Totalitarianism
Communist states (their relationship with the communist movement is disputed)
Nationalism
Single-party state
Tyranny
Police state
Corporate police state



Democracy
Deliberative democracy
Direct democracy
Participatory democracy
Representative democracy
Westminster system
Parliamentary system
Consensus government
Presidential system (Congressional system)
Semi-presidential system
Social democracy (also a political movement)
Soviet democracy



Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Corporatism
Gerontocracy
Kleptocracy
Meritocracy
Plutocracy
Technocracy



Theocracy (Hierocracy)
Caliphate
Holy See
Islamic Republic
Sultanate



Tribalism
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By approach to regional autonomy
This list focuses on differing approaches that political systems take to the distribution of sovereignty, and the autonomy of regions within the state.

Sovereignty located exclusively at the centre
Empire
Unitary state
Sovereignty located at the centre and in peripheral areas
Federation and Federal republic
Confederation
Supranational union
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By political franchise
This list shows a division based on differences in political franchise (suffrage).

rule by all
anarchy
rule by majority
democracy
rule by minority
oligarchy
rule by one
autocracy
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According to Weber's tripartite classification of authority
Max Weber in his tripartite classification of authority distinguished three ideal types of political leadership, domination and authority:

charismatic domination (familial and religious)
traditional domination (patriarchs, patrimonalism, feudalism)
legal domination (modern law and state, bureaucracy)
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According to an etymologist approach
Finally, the list below present an etymologist's approach to forms of government: the following are real, possible or imaginary forms of government, all made different by the prefix and suffix combination. Nearly all use one of two suffixes: -archy meaning "leadership" (eg. anarchy - no leadership), and -cracy suffix from Greek "kratos" and means "strength" and "power" (e.g., democracy - people's power). The major exception is the Republic, which is derived from the Latin res publicae, which means "the public matter" or, more literally, "the thing of the people", i.e. socio-political affairs. For various extant terms, an example or annotation is juxtaposed.

adhocracy government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization
anarchy absence of government
andrarchy/androcracy government by men
aristocracy government by the nobility (aristo="the best")
autarchy government by an absolute ruler
autocracy government by one individual, autarchy
bureaucracy government by civil servants; also the civil servants themselves
confederacy a union of sovereign states
corpocracy government by corporations (industry)
demarchy government by the people by lot
democracy government by the people, either direct (through referendum or popular assembly) or via elections (representative form)
ethnocracy government by a particular ethnic group
geniocracy government by those of a high average intelligence
gerontocracy government by the aged - see the Spartan gerousia
gynarchy government by women
gynocracy government by women; gynarchy
hierarchy government by a ranked body; government by priests
hierocracy government by priests or religious ministers
kakistocracy government by the worst
kleptocracy government by thieves - not an existing form, but a negative appreciation of any regime where corruption is excessive
klerostocracy government by all, by sortition (random selection, lot)
kritarchy
krytocracy government by judges
matriarchy government by women or mothers
meritocracy government by those with merit
minarchy government with the smallest possible bureaucracy or size
monarchy government by one individual
ochlocracy government by mobs
oligarchy government by the few; sometimes specified after their fixed number :
dyarchy government by two, as in a dual monarchy
heptarchy government by seven people
triumvirate government by three people
tetrarchy government by four people
panarchy universal rule or dominion
particracy government by political parties
patriarchy government by fathers - the original Roman Senate, styling itself Patres ('fathers'), came close; usually just said of rule by men
plantocracy government by plantation owners
plutocracy government by the wealthy
polyarchy government by many people, a vague antonym to monarchy and oligarchy
pornocracy government by prostitutes
republic government by elected politicians
sociocracy government by equal individuals, based on consent
stratocracy government by the armed forces - usually termed military dictatorship or junta
synarchy joint sovereignty, just as the condominium of Andorra
technocracy government by technical experts
thalassocracy sovereignty of the seas
theocracy government by a deity through clergy or by religious law
timocracy government by the propertied class

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Re: Government types

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The REAL Ruler wrote:Anarcho-capitalism
I've actually written an essay on how this is an oxymoron.

More to the point, what are you proposing to do with this massive list? I rarely use more than two of the government forms in the game anyway.
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I just wanted to post the diffrent government types because there is alot more governments then just those 4 or 5 types in the game.
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Nice list ... but are you trying to drive the Goats into insanity.... :D
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I just found this on wikipedia so i thought it was intristing and wanted to post it cause the game needs more government types.
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The REAL Ruler wrote:I just found this on wikipedia so i thought it was intristing and wanted to post it cause the game needs more government types.
What for? Care to elaborate?
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Things like duchy and other sirously wierd governments i dont think should be in but Anarchy, Republic, and corporate republic would be pretty cool additions to the game.

I think that if we have more government types we could be open to many more things. If a country is under an Anarchy it would meen that country is changing government types and there is choas, no one pays taxes, military units must stay in side cities to keep citizens from killing each other.
A republic would be intresting because china is a republic and us (the USA was sopuse to be a republic).
A corporate republic would be like the industries ruleing the state.
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Post by Seydlitz »

Right now I'm actually more for a Civ4 style "pick and choose" government setup than using predetermined ones. But if you want to pick a couple from the list and then provide some in-game effects that would be part of the deal I think that would be interesting.
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Post by szabfer »

Something similar present in Hearts of Iron, and the oldie but goldie Alpha Centaury (I guess Civ 4 borrowed the idea from this one - firaxis game too)
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