Government under Trump

There have been a lot of terms thrown around in reference to the type of government we can expect under a Trump presidency, and it can be a little confusing. So here is a summary of the different types of government many fear we may expect under Trump, as well as some other government styles as a comparison. These definitions come from Merriam-Webster.

Possible Trump governments-

Authoritarian
:  of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people <an authoritarian regime>

Autocracy
:  the authority or rule of an autocrat
:  government in which one person possesses unlimited power
:  a community or state governed by autocracy

Dictatorship
:  a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique
:  a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated
:  a despotic state

Fascism
:  a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
:  a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control

Kleptocracy 
:  government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed; also :  a particular government of this kind

Oligarchy
:  government by the few
:  a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also
:  a group exercising such control
Note: This is one that I saw more clearly defined on LiveScience: a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth or power.

Totalitarian
:  of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy
:  authoritarian, dictatorial; especially
:  despotic
:  of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (as censorship and terrorism)



Other government formats-

Communist
:  an adherent or advocate of communism
:  a member of a Communist party or movement b often capitalized :  an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement
:  one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities

Democracy
:  government by the people; especially :  rule of the majority
:  a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections

Marxism
:  the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Marx; especially
:  a theory and practice of socialism including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society

Monarchy
:  undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
:  a nation or state having a monarchical government
:  a government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute

Socialism
:  any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
:  a system of society or group living in which there is no private property
:  a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
:  a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

Theocracy
:  government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided


Here are some additional terms being used to describe Trump and his governing style:

Demagogue
:  a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Despot
:  a ruler with absolute power and authority
:  a person exercising power tyrannically