theocracy
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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.
“A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy,” Orwell wrote in his diary while he was working on the book.
From Salon
We might use the term theocracy, although it's a little more complicated than that.
From Salon
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
The Larijani family has long been powerful in Iran’s Shiite theocracy.
From Seattle Times
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