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naive

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lack of experience

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cynical

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disbelieving & suspicious

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tyrannical

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brutal leader

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ineffectual

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hopeless

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totalitarian

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where the leader has complete control

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unify

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bring together

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preside

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lead over

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narcissistic

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Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much

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confound

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confuse

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repress

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to control what people do

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megalomaniac

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Power-hungry

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Manipulate

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control or influence

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prosperity

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a state of wealth

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unanimous

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in complete agreement

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apathy

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lack of interest or concern

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collusion

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secret agreement to deceive others

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scapegoat

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a person blamed for someone else’s wrong

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Dictator

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A ruler who has totak power over everything and everyone

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Communism

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A system of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community

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Comrade

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A word to address a fellow mamber of an organisation. Typiccaly said to people in armys