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as in monarchism
a system of government in which there is only one ruler whose power is unlimited
Under a monarchy, the position of ruler is often passed down from parent to child.
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as in democracy
a group of people who live in a territory ruled by a single person
The country was formerly a monarchy, but has now transitioned to a republic.
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Recent Examples of monarchy
For many, the Roman church’s bias toward monarchy and against democracy has evolved with less hostility.
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Congress was assigned the pivotal tasks of lawmaking and budgeting because controlling government finances was seen as essential to limiting executive power and preventing abuses that the framers associated with monarchy.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
As the only daughter of Prince William, 42, and Kate Middleton, 43, and now third in line to the throne, she’s grown up at the center of a monarchy in transition: shaped by crisis, modernization and the careful choices of two parents determined to do things differently.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 6 May 2025
Only the second time a member of the British monarchy has married an American, the union was met with manic fanfare on both sides of the pond.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Congress was assigned the pivotal tasks of lawmaking and budgeting because controlling government finances was seen as essential to limiting executive power and preventing abuses that the framers associated with monarchy.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
As the only daughter of Prince William, 42, and Kate Middleton, 43, and now third in line to the throne, she’s grown up at the center of a monarchy in transition: shaped by crisis, modernization and the careful choices of two parents determined to do things differently.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 6 May 2025
Only the second time a member of the British monarchy has married an American, the union was met with manic fanfare on both sides of the pond.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchy
Noun
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But a slave mentality remains deeply ingrained in Russian minds, along with a latent monarchism and paternalism.—
Nikita Petrov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2017
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But for anyone outside the British elite, the constitutional monarchism that emerged after the civil wars did not look much like democracy or true liberty.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
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Liora Petter-Lipstein has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and is focused on increasing civic engagement and strengthening democracy.—
Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2025
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The democratic values of the oldest and largest democracy in the world will come to the fore.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In our country, a democratic republic, our presidents govern, which means to manage and to administer under a set of laws, a constitution, sharing power with legislature and justice departments.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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One is entrenched in Gilead, while the other resides with Mayday operatives helping to smuggle women out of the republic.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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His parents, Marcelo Netto and Miriam Leitão, are both journalists who resisted the dictatorship and were persecuted.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Men and women respond to the Nazi dictatorship by becoming, at best, evasive and feebly self-justifying, at worst, morally broken.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Archie and Lilibet were afforded the titles of prince and princess as grandchildren of the sovereign when King Charles acceded in September 2022 and the confirmation came upon Princess Lilibet's christening in March 2023.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Historically, diplomats served as messengers between sovereigns.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Powerless is set in the kingdom of Ilya where the Elites reign supreme with their breathtaking powers—and hunt those without.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Furthermore, following President Trump’s recent visit, Saudi Arabian officials suggested that Tesla’s robotaxis could be introduced in the kingdom.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Many on the list, which was shared with NPR, were for environmental justice projects, including one grant that supported initiatives such as flood mitigation in southwest Virginia, a deep red part of the commonwealth where communities have been shaped by the coal industry's booms and busts.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read told reporters outside the courthouse on Wednesday that the defense has used 11 of their 16 challenges, and the commonwealth has used 12 during jury selection, according to WCVB.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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This change comes at a time when Syria and Israel are engaged in direct talks as Reuters revealed on Tuesday, marking a dramatic departure from the decades-long hostility between the two nations.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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Some nine hundred thousand people from seventeen nations currently have T.P.S. But Trump has begun revoking it, country by country, including for some eight thousand Afghans and as many as half a million Haitians.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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“Monarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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