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democracy rule by the people dictatorship ruled by a single person who gained power through force direct democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives anarchy a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) monarchy state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen oligarchy a political system governed by a few people autocracy rule by one person with unlimited power representative democracy a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf theocracy government run by religious leaders