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1274:Legislature
1177:Technocracy
1165:Bureaucracy
1030:Meritocracy
1010:Directorial
699:Multi-party
542:Party chair
492:Backbencher
428:Minor party
424:Major party
404:Competitive
394:Elite party
329:Nationalism
259:Agrarianism
197:Centre-Left
177:Centre-Left
18:Multi-party
1770:Government
1749:Categories
1712:multiparty
1695:References
1578:By country
1566:system".
1399:Governance
1389:Government
1384:Federalism
985:City-state
726:Coalitions
644:Party line
433:Mass party
389:Bloc party
364:Syncretism
324:Monarchism
314:Liberalism
251:Ideologies
217:Right-Wing
80:newspapers
1765:Elections
1627:Indonesia
1583:Argentina
1571:centrists
1560:coalition
1527:Unlike a
1517:coalition
1494:elections
1379:Unitarism
1367:Elections
1355:Subseries
1284:Judiciary
1279:Executive
1182:Adhocracy
1065:Theocracy
1020:Feudalism
1000:Democracy
694:Two-party
680:One-party
597:Open list
557:Secretary
369:Third Way
359:Socialism
274:Communism
264:Anarchism
232:Far-Right
162:Left-Wing
1673:See also
1407:Ideology
1225:doctrine
1186:Service
1050:Republic
1035:Monarchy
1015:Federacy
904:Category
884:Politics
334:Populism
309:Islamism
304:Hindutva
294:Feminism
172:Far-Left
1667:Ukraine
1659:Tunisia
1631:Ireland
1619:Iceland
1615:Germany
1607:Finland
1603:Denmark
1591:Belgium
1587:Armenia
1412:Culture
1322:Country
980:Anarchy
894:Outline
289:Fascism
94:scholar
1738:(109).
1663:Turkey
1655:Sweden
1651:Poland
1645:, the
1643:Norway
1633:, the
1611:France
1599:Canada
1595:Brazil
1531:(or a
1372:voting
1314:Polity
1212:Policy
1191:Public
1105:theory
497:Caucus
249:Major
187:Centre
96:
89:
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75:
67:
1623:India
1484:is a
1395:forms
1318:State
1195:Civil
899:Index
382:Types
101:JSTOR
87:books
1665:and
1480:, a
567:Whip
73:news
1476:In
56:by
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1661:,
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