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  2. Political family - Wikipedia

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    A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage ; often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.

  3. List of dynasties - Wikipedia

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    In layman and academic parlance, the name of a dynasty is often affixed before the common name of a state in reference to a state under the rule of a particular dynasty. For example, whereas the official name of the realm ruled by the Qajar dynasty was the "Sublime State of Iran", the domain is commonly known as " Qajar Iran ".

  4. Political history of the world - Wikipedia

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    World War II changed the political alignment and social structure of the globe. The United Nations (UN) was established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts, and the victorious great powers—China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—became the permanent members of its Security ...

  5. Indonesian president brushes off talk of political dynasty

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    JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's outgoing president, Joko Widodo, on Friday brushed off a question about growing criticism that he is building a political dynasty as the end of his term draws near ...

  6. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    After a period of sustained expansion throughout the 20th century, liberal democracy became the predominant political system in the world. A liberal democracy may take various constitutional forms: it may be a republic , such as Estonia , Ireland , Germany , and Greece ; or a constitutional monarchy , such as the United Kingdom , Japan or Spain .

  7. Hereditary politicians - Wikipedia

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    Hereditary politicians refers to politicians (especially modern politicians) whose political position can be seen as being conferred by or based on inheritance from a parent or grandparent in some sense. It should not be confused with political dynasty though these two concepts are not mutually exclusive. Political dynasty or political family ...

  8. Hereditary monarchy - Wikipedia

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    A series of rulers from the same family would constitute a dynasty. It is historically the most common type of monarchy and remains the dominant form in extant monarchies. It has the advantages of continuity of the concentration of power and wealth and predictability of who one can expect to control the means of governance and patronage.

  9. Position paper - Wikipedia

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    Position papers can lead to a deep understanding of the views of another person or organization which is why they are commonly used by political campaigns, [3] government organizations, [4] in the diplomatic world, [5] and in efforts to change values (e.g. through public service announcements) and organisational branding. [6]