What are some of the more unique forms of government?

I quite like kakistocracy (rule by the worst)

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I quite like kakistocracy (rule by the worst)

We have that system in the UK - here we call that worst "Politicians"

My faves: doulocracy 'slaves', ochlocracy 'mob', and thalassocracy'sea; navy'.

Ending in -archy: monarchy 'one', oligarchy 'few', duarchy 'two', triarchy 'three', tetrarchy 'four', pentarchy 'five', hexarchy 'six', septarchy 'seven', octarchy 'eight', gynarchy 'women', heresiarchyn 'heretics', and hierarchy 'priests'.

anarchy "without"

Rule By:

nomocracy (the law), hagiocracy (holy people), paedarchy (child or children), minarchy (minimal government), panarchy (all governments, global government), synarchy (joint rule), timocracy (ambition for honor, glory, military conquest), acracy (none)

I've always liked "oligarchy."

Then there's gerontocracy, "rule by the old". It's often used to describe the Chinese government.