theocracy
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She added that her family was happy, but that they expected the collapse of the theocracy to take a longer time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Perhaps no less important, this compendium captures both the end of the Pahlavi monarchy and the start of the theocracy that still governs Iran, granting viewers an often telling glimpse of Persian society in flux.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
We might use the term theocracy, although it's a little more complicated than that.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024
Intersected at its peak by a thin crescent — most likely a representation of the Golden Order, the dark fantasy world’s ruling theocracy — it feels bluntly referential to saints and prophets and resurrections.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
It was no mere question of formality, but the first step to the realization of his ideal theocracy comprising each and every state.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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