monarchies

noun

plural of monarchy
as in republics
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 monarchies The Belgian and Dutch monarchies seem to share a warm bond as well as a border, and Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima are known to be friends. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Even the Gulf monarchies who’ve made their fortunes on oil and gas exports have come around to the idea that this is not a sustainable strategy, yet Trump won’t hear it. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 For decades, the region’s monarchies shared common challenges. — Judah Taub, semafor.com, 11 June 2026 When the war began, a cornered Iran lashed out by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a 45-year-old coalition of energy-rich Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026 The diversification efforts in the Gulf Arab monarchies are far from perfect, and these states are not liberal democracies. — Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026 Prince Philip joined Meet The Press back in 1969 at a time when monarchies across Europe were in decline following World War II. — NBC news, 3 May 2026 Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places—Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies—where only death could pry power from the ruling elders. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 The primary strategic target of the declaration was the Bourbon monarchies of France and Spain, Britain’s chief rivals. — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
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  1. sovereigns
  2. kingdoms
  3. nations
  4. states
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  • As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • Some sovereigns have succeeded in extracting millions of dollars in refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false tax forms.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026
Definition of sovereigns
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  • For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
Definition of kingdoms
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  • Another significant portion of those 13 million barrels were replaced with emergency stockpiles that Western nations, led by the United States, have been releasing for months.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Together, these countries account for the vast majority of global nuclear production, reflecting the capital requirements and long development timelines that limit nuclear power to a relatively small group of nations.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • The development is a blow to the states’ lawsuit, which was filed on July 13.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Andrew’s research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states—in particular, religious and mystical experiences.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of states

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