theocratic
adjective
theo·crat·ic
ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik 
variants
or less commonly theocratical
: of, relating to, or being a theocracy
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But the conflict has become more of a symptom than a cause of tumult in the region, the true source of which is Iran’s revolutionary, theocratic regime.
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Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But the outcome won’t matter in a theocratic democracy where candidates for office have to be cleared by the religious establishment, said Afshon Ostovar, an associate professor of national security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
There’s a growing number of technocrats, business leaders and academics who see the current crisis in Gaza as the opportunity to confront the risk of Haredim pulling the country toward theocratic penury.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s populist, illiberal policies and his theocratic governing-coalition allies have alienated them further.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
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Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But the outcome won’t matter in a theocratic democracy where candidates for office have to be cleared by the religious establishment, said Afshon Ostovar, an associate professor of national security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
There’s a growing number of technocrats, business leaders and academics who see the current crisis in Gaza as the opportunity to confront the risk of Haredim pulling the country toward theocratic penury.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s populist, illiberal policies and his theocratic governing-coalition allies have alienated them further.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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