polities
Organized political units
Polities is the plural of polity—organized political units or systems of governance.
The term encompasses nations, states, city-states, empires, and other forms of political organization: Ancient Greek polities ranged from Athenian democracy to Spartan oligarchy.
Political scientists use it when discussing multiple governmental systems without specifying their exact form.
Sovereign political entities
- statesModes of being
- kingdomsMonarch-ruled territories
- empiresExtensive ruled territories
- republicsStates with elected governance
federations · principalities · duchies · commonwealths · confederations · city-states · provinces · territories
Supreme independent authority
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- dominionAuthority to rule
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rule · control · mandate · supremacy · autonomy · independence · self-rule · jurisdiction
Authority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
assembly · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · executive · judiciary · legislature · constitution
Body of inhabitants
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- subjectsAreas of study
- constituentsParts of a whole
- electorateEligible voting body
inhabitants · peoples · tribes · clans · body-politic · nationals · denizens · diaspora
nations
Sovereign political entities
republics · federations · principalities · duchies · commonwealths · confederations · city-states · provinces · territories · domains
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- dominionAuthority to rule
- hegemonyDominant group's control
power · rule · control · mandate · supremacy · autonomy · independence · self-rule · jurisdiction · suzerainty
government
Authority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
council · assembly · cabinet · ministry · bureaucracy · executive · judiciary · legislature · constitution · regulation
citizenry
Body of inhabitants
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- subjectsAreas of study
- constituentsParts of a whole
electorate · inhabitants · peoples · tribes · clans · body-politic · nationals · denizens · diaspora
politiesfailed states
Countries lacking functional government
statelessness · power vacuums · chaos · anarchies · anarchy
- political spectrumRange of belief systems
- political reformAltering governmental structures or practices
- political theaterPerformative actions for appearances
- political changeShift in governance
- political activistsPeople organizing for causes
- political repressionState suppression of opposition
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