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WEBMay 21, 2018 · acephalous A term used to describe the political system of societies without centralized state authority—such as, for example, traditional African lineage political systems (see J. Middleton and and D. Tait , Tribes without Rulers, 1958). Authority is wielded at the level of the clan, lineage, or lineage segment.
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