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| abdicate | v. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally;To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility |
| amnesty | n. A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses |
| apartheid | n. An official policy of racial segregation practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites |
| aristocratic | n. A member of a ruling class or of the nobility;A person who advocates government by an aristocracy. |
| autocratic | n. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot. |
| burgeois | n. a citizen |
| capitalism | n. An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market |
| coup | n. Among certain Native American peoples, a feat of bravery performed in battle, especially the touching of an enemy's body without causing injury. |
| demagogue | A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace |
| enfranchise | v. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| hegemony | n. The predominant influence of one state over others |
| ideology | n.The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, a group, a class, or a culture. |
| imperial | adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress |
| mandate | n. An authoritative command or instruction. |
| nepotism | n. Favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business. |
| partisan | n. A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| proletariate | n. The lower classes; beggars |
| sedition | n. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state. |
| sycophant | n. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people |
| usurp | v. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority. |
