Oligarchy
n. G.
A form of government in which the supreme power is place in a few hands; a species of aristocracy.
Tyranny
n. Fr.
Cruel government or discipline; as the tyranny of a master.
Monarchy
n. Gr.
A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a single person.
[Communism began in the 1840s so Websters 1828 Dictionary does not have a definition]
Democracy
n. G.
Government by the people; a form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people colectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation. Such was the government of Athens.
Republic
n. L.
A common wealth; a state in which the exercise of the sovereign power is lodged in represenatives elected by the people.
Think about it.
Is America a Democracy or a Republic?
