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51political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …
52Herod — • Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history. It was known long before the time of the biblical Herods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Herod Herod …
53The Legend of the Legendary Heroes — Cover of The Legend of the Legendary Heroes first volume as published by Fujimi Shobo 伝説の勇者の伝説 …
54Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… …
55absolute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. complete, perfect, thorough; sheer; fixed, positive; unrestricted, unbounded, full, plenary; despotic, autocratic, supreme. See completion, greatness, certainty.Ant., relative; qualified. II (Roget… …
56authoritarian — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exacting, stringent, dictatorial. See authority. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dictatorial, tyrannical, dogmatic, strict; see absolute 3 , autocratic 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. dictator,… …
57oppressive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tyrannical, cruel, burdensome, onerous, grievous. See severity, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Difficult to bear] Syn. burdensome, onerous, harsh, tyrannical; see autocratic 1 , difficult 1 ,… …
58autocratic — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of persons ] Syn. domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, authoritarian, imperious, self willed, officious, strict, severe, dogmatic, despotic, inquisitorial, authoritative, overbearing, peremptory, arrogant,… …
59despotic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dictatorial, oppressive, authoritarian; see absolute 3 , autocratic 1 , tyrannical . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having and exercising complete political power and control: absolute, absolutistic, arbitrary,… …
60autocratic — adjective 1. offensively self assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power an autocratic person autocratic behavior a bossy way of ordering others around a rather aggressive and dominating character managed the employees in an aloof… …
