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| Centralization | the concentration of control or power in a central authority or government. |
| Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. |
| Constitutional republic | a form of government in which a country is ruled within the legal limits of its Constitution and the head of state is an elected or nominated president, rather than a hereditary monarch |
| Annexation | the action of appropriating something, especially territory. |
| Autobiography | an account of a person's life written by that person. |
| Secession | the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. |
| Autonomy | the ability or right of a country, region, or institution to make its own decisions and govern itself. |
| Expansionist | relating to or advocating territorial or economic expansion. |
| Sovereignty | supreme power or authority. |
| Independence | freedom from outside control or support |
