patrimonialism

Noun

Meaning

patrimonialism (usually uncountable, plural patrimonialisms)

A political system in which all power flows from the leader.

Examples

For more on the separating armed units, see Jean-Claude Willame, Patrimonialism and political change in the Congo, Stanford University Press, 1972, 64-72, and 'Congo 1960: la sécession du Sud-Kasaï.' Source: Internet

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