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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">theocracies</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>political administrative bodies by governing person</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>government by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>theocracy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>theocratic</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Political entities have a government in which the supreme rule is intended to be God or a god directly, or through a priestly order. Also, one whose government is heavily influenced by religious leaders. ]]></note></mads>