Political system: The political system defines the framework of governance within a society, encompassing institutions, rules, and processes that manage collective decision-making and exercise of power. It includes various structures such as democracy, autocracy, or oligarchy, determining how authority is distributed, laws are made, and societal affairs are managed within a given state or nation. See also Systems Theory, Politics, Political Theory, Political Philosophy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |