Forms Of Government
20 entries in the Forms Of Government compendium.
GovernmentSystem or group leading a state with socially acceptable force.Government budgetA projection of government revenues and expenditures for a fiscal year.Government spendingGovernment spending drives fiscal policy and public goods provision.Head of governmentChief executive official presiding over a government cabinet.Head of stateThe public persona of a sovereign state.LegislatureA deliberative assembly with authority to make law.LegislatorA person who writes and passes laws, often as a legislator.Local governmentLowest tier of governance within a sovereign state.MonarchyA hereditary system of rule by a single sovereign.MonarchismAdvocacy of monarchy as a system of government.President (government title)Title for head of state in most republics.President of the United StatesHead of state and government of the United States.Parliamentary systemGovernment based on parliamentary confidence and fusion of powers.One-party stateA system where only one party controls the ruling structure.Illiberal democracyA regime hiding authoritarian practices behind democratic institutions.Liberal democracyA government combining democracy with liberal political philosophy.OmbudsmanA government official who investigates complaints and recommends remedies.Popular sovereigntyGovernment legitimacy rests on the consent of the people.GovernorAdministrative leader and head of a political region.MayorHighest-ranking official in a municipal government.
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