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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
Inspired by the strength and history of the French monarchy, Aventus features top notes of pineapple and bergamot with heart notes of birch and patchouli and base notes of ambergris, sandalwood and oakmoss.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
How the British monarchy has endured in our Meet The Press Minute next.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
While the Princess of Wales died in a car crash in 1997, her face and her story have left a lasting impact and an innate curiosity about how the complex figure really felt about her time in the monarchy.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 1 May 2026
This was the monarchy, improbably and unmistakably, meeting small-town America.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
How the British monarchy has endured in our Meet The Press Minute next.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
While the Princess of Wales died in a car crash in 1997, her face and her story have left a lasting impact and an innate curiosity about how the complex figure really felt about her time in the monarchy.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 1 May 2026
This was the monarchy, improbably and unmistakably, meeting small-town America.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchy
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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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And the Decemberists tried to overthrow the Tsar and insist on having some of the more basic aspects of representative constitutional monarchism introduced into Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2022
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Critics of gerrymandering have cast the moment as a major test of democracy in American politics.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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New governing party turns toward the EU Magyar has promised to repair his country's ties with the EU, which Orbán had pushed to a breaking point, and to restore Hungary's place among Western democracies, whose standing had been called into question as Orbán drifted ever closer to Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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When our First Amendment rights are trampled, when politicians in both parties put their thumbs on the scale through gerrymandering, our republic is damaged.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Musgraves similarly aims to be a republic of one.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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The filmmaker explores how Inés’ coming of age mirrors the lingering wounds of Chile’s political transition to democracy from the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet – a theme at the heart of Martelli’s feature debut Chile ’76, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Many had argued that the banner, which largely meditates on the violence of the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia, contained antisemitic caricatures.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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On May 6, the sovereign marked the third anniversary of his crowning ceremony, and his sister attended the Royal Gun Salute at Hyde Park in London, where a salute of 41 rounds was fired.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Legitimate authority Historically, the conversation about a war’s justness began by asking whether a responsible sovereign had declared it.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Years ago, a Saudi royal court official reprimanded me for describing the kingdom as a land of conditional opportunity.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Yet all around the struggling center of Ross’ kingdom is opulence, wealth, success.—
Greg Cote
May 7,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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The commonwealth’s decision to draw a new map comes after Texas, Missouri, Ohio, and North Carolina enacted new maps to add Republican seats, while California and Utah enacted new maps adding Democratic seats.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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Democrats’ narrower-than-expected but still-decisive win in Tuesday’s plebiscite undoing the commonwealth’s own truce may or may not be the end of it.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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But beyond the personal impact, my overriding concern is what this says about the state of fundamental freedoms in our nation.—
Kristine Parks,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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For the Bahamas, that means looking beyond Nassau’s cruise port crowds to discover what this nation of 700 islands and cays really offers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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“Monarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchy. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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