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
No more communism, or fascism; no more theocracy, or monarchies.
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Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Allies of Washington, Gulf monarchies have sought to stabilize ties with both Iran and Israel to resolve longstanding security concerns.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The estimate shows that the family private-equity fund has added another $320 million, most of it from managing money contributed to oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies, including Qatar.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The efforts for a new ceasefire have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies, according to two officials who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Allies of Washington, Gulf monarchies have sought to stabilize ties with both Iran and Israel to resolve longstanding security concerns.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The estimate shows that the family private-equity fund has added another $320 million, most of it from managing money contributed to oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies, including Qatar.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The efforts for a new ceasefire have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies, according to two officials who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchies
Noun
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Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because monkeys bang on typewriters and kingdoms fall.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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And this new era will not be authored by states alone.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Monarchies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchies. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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