| Anarchy |
A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems |
| Aristocracy |
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility |
| Autocracy |
A system of government by one person with absolute power |
| Autonomy |
A self-governing country or region |
| Bureaucracy |
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives |
| Democracy |
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives |
| Gerontocracy |
A state, society, or group governed by old people |
| Kakistocracy |
A state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens |
| Neocracy |
Government by new or inexperienced hands |
| Ochlocracy |
Government by the populace |
| Oligarchy |
A small group of people having control of a country or organization |
| Plutocracy |
Government by the wealthy |
| Secular |
Government not connected with religious or spiritual matters |
| Monarchy |
A form of government with a monarch at the head |
| Thearchy |
A political system based on the government of men by God |
| Meritocracy |
Government by the intelligentsia |
| Confederacy |
The union of states, parties or persons |
| Theocracy |
Government by Divine Laws |
| Diarchy |
Government by two agencies |
| Stratocracy |
Government by military class? |
| Dictatorship |
Government by dictator |
| Capitalism |
Government by monopolists |
| Communalism |
Government by a particular community |
| Oligocracy |
Government by small fraction or group of families |
