Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe systems and types of government in British Thesaurus

absolute (adjective)

used for talking about a political system in which complete power is held by one person, and is not shared with a parliament or other political group

absolutist (adjective)

relating to political absolutism

autonomous (adjective)

an autonomous state, region, or organization is independent and has the power to govern itself

bicameral (adjective)

formal a bicameral parliament consists of two separate groups of people involved in making laws

collectivist (adjective)

relating to collectivism

colonialist (adjective)

based on or supporting colonialism

democratic (adjective)

involving elections in which people vote for their political representatives

democratic (adjective)

based on the principle that all people are equal and should be able to share in making decisions

federal (adjective)

a federal country or system is one in which individual states make their own laws, but a national government is responsible for areas such as defence and foreign policy

federal (adjective)

connected with the national government of a country rather than with the government of one of its member states

governing (adjective)

a governing authority has the power to govern a country, city etc

governmental (adjective)

relating to a government

imperial (adjective)

relating to an empire (=the rule of one country over several other countries)

imperialist (adjective)

relating to imperialism

independent (adjective)

ruled by its own government, rather than controlled by another country

managed (adjective)

controlled by the government

multilateral (adjective)

involving three or more groups, especially the governments of three or more countries

multinational (adjective)

a multinational state or country has people of several different national groups living in it

multiparty (adjective)

involving more than one political party

national (adjective)

owned or controlled by the government

nationalist (adjective)

trying to achieve political independence for a particular group, state, or nation

neutral (adjective)

a country that is neutral does not get involved in a war between other countries

non-aligned (adjective)

a country that is non-aligned does not receive support from a more powerful country

Orwellian (adjective)

relating to a political system in which the government controls every aspect of people’s lives

parastatal (adjective)

partly or completely controlled or owned by the government

representative (adjective)

a representative form of government is one in which people vote for politicians who represent their opinions

repressive (adjective)

ruling or controlling people by the use of force or violence, or by laws that put unreasonable limits on their freedom

sovereign (adjective)

a sovereign nation rules itself

state (adjective)

a state occasion or event involves a country’s government or head

state (adjective)

a state institution is one that is paid for and run by the government

state (adjective)

taking place in or relating to a region of a country that has its own government for some matters

totalitarian (adjective)

controlling a country and its people in a very strict way, without allowing opposition from another political party

undemocratic (adjective)

controlled by officials or politicians who have not been elected by the people to represent them

unitary (adjective)

formal controlled by a central government or authority

unrepresentative (adjective)

an unrepresentative government represents only a few people in a society rather than the majority of people

unstable (adjective)

an unstable government changes often and must deal with a lot of fighting and protests

weak (adjective)

a weak leader or government does not have enough political power or ability to rule successfully