When religious doctrine is the law of the land, most likely you're living in a theocracy. There's not a lot of room for dissent in theocracies, where religious leaders are in charge and say they are speaking for God.
Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
Noun
the belief in government by divine guidance
Noun
a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
n.
Government of a state by the immediate direction or
administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by
priests as representing the Deity.
n.
The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth
before it became a kingdom.
Theocracy
Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
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You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.
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