Forms of government are differentiated by who has the power. In a theocracy, the power is in the hands of a deity or religious text. In a monarchy, the power is held by a ruling family or monarch. Authoritarian governments have total authority to rule over people with no input from the people.

Theocracy, government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state’s legal system is based on religious law. Theocratic rule was typical of early civilizations. See also church and state; sacred kingship.

A theocracy can also be a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, or just about any other kind of government. For example, the Republic of Iran recognizes Islamic law, but Iran’s citizens vote to elect their leaders. Modern theocracies are usually found in countries where the population is strongly religious.

Can a dictatorship be a democracy? Can theocracy co-exist with democracy? Yes theocracy can co-exist with democracy because citizens can elect a leader who follows religious laws and rules. Can an oligarchy be like a dictatorship?

Theocracies generally do not tolerate freedom of expression. They believe their dogma is divine; that it comes from divine revelation (directly from God as in Moses on Mount Sinai) and therefore, no dissenting opinion can be accurate or helpful. This often leads to widespread abuse of basic human rights.

Theocracy is just like any other form of dictatorship. Furthermore, we test some of the predictions of the theory of dictatorship about the durability of, and the source of opposition to the various regimes on data about the Papacy.

The common, generic use of the term, as defined above in terms of rule by a church or analogous religious leadership, would be more accurately described as an ecclesiocracy. In a pure theocracy, the civil leader is believed to have a personal connection with the civilization’s religion or belief.

1. A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy. An oligarchy can include representative democracy.

Oligarchy, government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes. Oligarchies in which members of the ruling group are wealthy or exercise their power through their wealth are known as plutocracies.

Democracy, which derives from the Greek word demos, or people, is defined, basi- cally, as government in which the supreme power is vested in the people. In some forms, democracy can be exercised directly by the people; in large societies, it is by the people through their elected agents.

Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies.

Historic examples of plutocracies include the Roman Empire, some city-states in Ancient Greece, the civilization of Carthage, the Italian city-states/merchant republics of Venice, Florence, pre-French Revolution Kingdom of France, Genoa, and the pre-World War II Empire of Japan (the zaibatsu).

More generally, an oligarch is a “member of an oligarchy; a person who is part of a small group holding power in a state”. Aristotle gave the concept of oligarchy some negative connotations, but the term does not necessarily imply wealth.

During the 1990s, once Boris Yeltsin became President of Russia in July 1991, the oligarchs emerged as well-connected entrepreneurs who started from nearly nothing and became rich through participation in the market via connections to the corrupt, but elected, government of Russia during the state’s transition to a …

Russia’s economy is dependent on the export of oil and natural gas, both of which are under the control of the Russian government. This lack of economic diversification puts Russia at a disadvantage when demand for its energy products plummet, which then causes the Russian economy to contract.

Abramovich is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC, and is best known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea F.C., a Premier League football club. Abramovich has been labeled an oligarch by his critics.

Billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich is best known as the owner of English Premier League club Chelsea FC. The 53-year-old has an estimated net worth of $12.2 billion, after making his fortune in the oil industry. He has been named by Forbes as the world’s 120th richest person.

The club has also won 6 Russian Premier League titles as well as a record 7 Russian Cups….PFC CSKA Moscow.

14.5 billion USD (2021)

7.84 million GBP (2012)

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In 2019, Chelsea FC had a brand value of 1.09 billion U.S. dollars.