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theocracy

noun

NAmE//θiˈɑkrəsi//

(pl. theocracies)

1[uncountable] government of a country by religious leaders

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2[countable] a country that is governed by religious leaders

theocratic

NAmE//ˌθiəˈkræt̮ɪk//

adjective theocratic ruleSee theocracy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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