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xenn [34]
3 years ago
11

The word used to describe a government controlled by religious leaders is

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kirill [66]3 years ago
6 0
The word to describe such governments is 'theocracy'. Oxford dictionary defines theocracy as 'a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god'.
Vatican City, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are some of the currently existing theocracies. 
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