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Theocracy

thee-OK-rah-see

/θiːˈɒkrəsiː/

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theocracy

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System of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of God or a deity — Iran's Islamic Republic and Vatican City are contemporary examples; law is derived from religious texts

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