In everyday life, the term "politics" refers to the way that countries are governed, and to the ways that governments make rules and laws to manage the human society properly. Politics can also be seen in other groups, such as in companies, clubs, schools, and churches.

Scholars generally refer to a dictatorship as either a form of authoritarianism or totalitarianism.
Democracy.
Authoritarianism.
Totalitarian.
Monarchy.
Hybrid.