Thursday, April 1, 2010

GRE vocab: “Different Types of Government”

1. Theocracy (n): a system of government in which priests rule in the name of god.
2. Oligarchy (n): a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
                         : a country governed by an oligarchy.
3. Plutocracy (n): government by the wealthy
                         : a state or society governed in this way
                         : an elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth.
4. Gerontocracy (n): a state, society or group governed by old people
                              : government based on rule by old people.
5. Junta (n): a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

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