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fascism

Political systems; Political philosophy

Fascism is a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology.Fascists seek to organize a nation according to corporatist perspectives, values, and systems, including the ...

coservatism

Political systems; Political philosophy

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports minimal and gradual change in society.

federation

Political systems; Political philosophy

A federation, also known as a federal state, is a type of sovereign state characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central (federal) ...

feudalism

Political systems; Political philosophy

Feudalism is a political and military system between a feudal aristocrat (a lord or liege), and his vassals. Feudalism flourished from the ninth century to the fifteenth century. ...

gerontocracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

A gerontocracy is a form of oligarchical rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population. Often the political structure ...

conservatism

Political systems; Political philosophy

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports minimal and gradual change in society.

kleptocracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Kleptocracy, alternatively cleptocracy or kleptarchy, is a term applied to a government that takes advantage of governmental corruption to extend the personal wealth and political ...