The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
The relationship between a word and its dependents.
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
The tenure of a chief of state.
The management or control of a system.
Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.