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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Like the brothers, Amini was a member of Iran's Kurdish minority and lived in the country's western Kurdish heartland, where there has long been deep animosity and distrust toward the country's theocratic rulers.
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Omar Abdulkader, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The president of the United States had promised help is on the way to the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of Iranian people who rose up against their terrorist, repressive, theocratic regime.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The flag was changed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the Islamic Republic emblem was placed onto the flag and affirmed the shift away from a monarchy to a theocratic government.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
But just two years after the museum opened, the shah was toppled and theocratic rule by Shiite clerics was installed.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
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Omar Abdulkader, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The president of the United States had promised help is on the way to the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of Iranian people who rose up against their terrorist, repressive, theocratic regime.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The flag was changed following the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the Islamic Republic emblem was placed onto the flag and affirmed the shift away from a monarchy to a theocratic government.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 May 2026
But just two years after the museum opened, the shah was toppled and theocratic rule by Shiite clerics was installed.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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