People, Power, and Politics: arch (ruler; chief)

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  1. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  2. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  3. anarchist
    an advocate of the abolition of governments
  4. hierarchy
    organization of different ranks in an administrative body
  5. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
  6. matriarch
    a female head of a family or tribe
  7. matriarchy
    social organization in which a female is the family head
  8. matriarchal
    having a woman or women as the head or ruler
  9. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  10. patriarchy
    a form of social organization in which men hold power
  11. patriarchal
    of a social organization with the male as the head
  12. oligarch
    member of a small group that runs a country, business, etc.
  13. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  14. architect
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  15. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
Created on Mon Mar 23 11:30:45 EDT 2026 (updated Mon May 04 18:32:51 EDT 2026)

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