ruling dynasty
- royalOf monarchs
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
succession · heir · lineage · crown · reign · bloodline · sovereignty · palace · power · ancestral · imperial · court · noble · legacy · hereditary · pharaoh · sultan · czar
ruling dynastyrepublic
State with elected leaders
democracy · meritocracy · constitutional democracy · popular sovereignty · constitutional republic
ruling dynastypeasantry
Rural working class
commoners · serfs · common people · the masses · proletariat