theocracy
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The elimination of so many Iranian VIPs since last June’s 12-day war has diminished the theocracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Iran’s government is an explicit theocracy with the ayatollah, the supreme leader, maintaining both a religious and political role.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
In Westwood — the epicenter of the community, where the eponymous boulevard is lined by storefronts covered in Persian script — the widespread opposition to Iran’s hard-line theocracy is hard to miss.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
Intersected at its peak by a thin crescent — most likely a representation of the Golden Order, the dark fantasy world’s ruling theocracy — it feels bluntly referential to saints and prophets and resurrections.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
The idea of a universal theocracy had assumed in his fiery and iron soul the character of a passion; all his life was devoted to the undertaking.
From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois
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