| argentocracy | ruled by money |
| aristarchy | ruled by the most qualified |
| boobocracy | ruled by fools |
| capelocracy | ruled by shopkeepers |
| ergatocracy | ruled by the workers |
| gerontocracy | ruled by the old |
| gynarchy | ruled by women |
| hagiarchy | ruled by religious types |
| iatrarchy | ruled by physicians |
| isocracy | where all have equal power |
| kakistocracy | ruled by the worst |
| neocracy | ruled by the inexperienced |
| ochlocracy | ruled by the mob |
| pornocracy | ruled by prostitutes |
| ptochocracy | ruled by the poor |
| squirearchy | ruled by landed gentry |
| statocracy | ruled by the military |
| uxorarchy | ruled by wives |