Different Forms of Government

Socialism

1. Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.

2. The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat has not yet been successfully achieved.

Capitalism

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market.

Conservatism

1. The inclination, especially in politics, to maintain the existing or traditional order.

2. A political philosophy or attitude emphasizing respect for traditional institutions, distrust of government activism, and opposition to sudden change in the established order.

3. Conservatism The principles and policies of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or of the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.

4. Caution or moderation, as in behavior or outlook.

Monarchy

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

Autocracy

1. Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.

2. A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power.

Dictatorship

1. The office or tenure of a dictator.

2. A state or government under dictatorial rule.

3. Absolute or despotic control or power.

Fascism

1. often Fascism

a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

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