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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Her death sparked nationwide protests that posed the biggest challenge to the theocratic regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Why did the Biden administration not enforce the Trump-era sanctions against Iran and allowed about $100 billion to flow to that theocratic dictatorship.
—CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
Last year, Iran’s theocratic regime temporarily barred him from making films or traveling outside the country.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Established in 1979 to protect the clergy and consolidate Iran’s new theocratic regime, the Revolutionary Guards have gained power over seemingly every facet of the country’s economic, security, cultural, social, and political spheres.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Why did the Biden administration not enforce the Trump-era sanctions against Iran and allowed about $100 billion to flow to that theocratic dictatorship.
—CBS News, 29 Sep. 2024
Last year, Iran’s theocratic regime temporarily barred him from making films or traveling outside the country.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Established in 1979 to protect the clergy and consolidate Iran’s new theocratic regime, the Revolutionary Guards have gained power over seemingly every facet of the country’s economic, security, cultural, social, and political spheres.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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