adjective [oft adverb ADJECTIVE] If someone has a life-threatening illness or is in a life-threatening situation, there is a strong possibility that the illness or the situation will kill them. Caitlin was born with a life-threatening heart abnormality.
In their writings, Plato and Aristotle described and analyzed the state in terms of. autocracy, oligarchy, and democracyâthe rule of one, several, or many. Both Plato and. Aristotle advocated the type of government that was ruled by an educated elite, that is, an aristocracy; however, throughout the city-states of Greece they observed all forms of. government. Still used today, these categories are outlined below.
The secret shadow government is the large organisational network which operates alongside the officially elected and appointed government of the United States of America. Just as with the official government, the secret government has functional branches. Just as with the official government, the Shadow Government has functional branches.