presidential rule
Head of state
Presidential rule is governance by a president with executive authority, often contrasted with parliamentary systems where power centers in a legislature.
The term sometimes refers specifically to direct control imposed by a central government over a region, suspending local governance: The state was placed under presidential rule after the assembly collapsed.
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- autocracyRule by one
- martial lawArmed forces governance
mandate · emergency · state of emergency · authoritarian · govern · dictator · iron fist · power · balance of power · constitution · veto · sovereignty · palace · office · term · term limit · inauguration · sworn in
presidential ruleparliamentary democracy
System where elected assembly rules
parliamentary system · parliamentary government · constitutional monarchy · coalition government
presidential ruledirect democracy
Voters decide policy personally
anarchy · statelessness · theocracy · military junta · absolute monarchy
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