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A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
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monarchy — Monarchy is one of the most powerful social and above all political myths circulating in Spanish society today. It revolves centrally around the figure of the King, Juan Carlos I, but in the second half of the 1990s it came also to include… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Monarchy — Mon arch*y, n.; pl. {Monarchies}. [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. ?. See {Monarch}.] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monarchy — index realm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
monarchy — (n.) state ruled by monarchical government, mid 14c.; rule by one person, late 14c.; from O.Fr. monarchie sovereignty, absolute power (13c.), from L.L. monarchia, from Gk. monarkhia absolute rule, lit. ruling of one, from monos alone (see MONO… … Etymology dictionary
monarchy — ► NOUN (pl. monarchies) 1) government by a monarch. 2) a state with a monarch … English terms dictionary
monarchy — [män′ər kē, män′ärkē] n. pl. monarchies [ME monarchie < OFr < LL monarchia < Gr < monarchos: see MONARCH] 1. Rare rule by only one person 2. a government or state headed by a monarch: called absolute when there is no limitation on the … English World dictionary
Monarchy — For other uses, see Monarchy (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series on Monarchism … Wikipedia
monarchy — /mon euhr kee/, n., pl. monarchies. 1. a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Cf. absolute monarchy, limited monarchy. 2. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person. [1300 50; ME… … Universalium
monarchy — n. 1) to establish, set up a monarchy 2) to overthrow a monarchy 3) an absolute; constitutional; hereditary; limited monarchy * * * constitutional hereditary limited monarchy set up a monarchy an absolute to establish to overthrow a monarchy … Combinatory dictionary
monarchy — A political system in which there is a hereditary sovereign, usually called a king or queen in Europe where monarchy is constitutional and a sheikh in Saudi Arabia and a few other Middle Eastern states where the form may be absolute. The… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
monarchy — [[t]mɒ̱nə(r)ki[/t]] monarchies 1) N VAR A monarchy is a system in which a country has a monarch. In a few years we may no longer have a monarchy. ...a serious debate on the future of the monarchy. Ant: republic 2) N COUNT A monarchy is a country… … English dictionary
