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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
But where there might be a distinction is between the actions of the family and the future of the monarchy, said Jonathan Dimbleby, the King’s biographer and friend.
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Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
His arrest also poses a serious reputational and constitutional risk for the monarchy, whose popularity has declined following the death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
From cracks in the British monarchy to aliens in the US, market risks abound.
—Angela Cullen, Bloomberg, 20 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
His arrest also poses a serious reputational and constitutional risk for the monarchy, whose popularity has declined following the death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
From cracks in the British monarchy to aliens in the US, market risks abound.
—Angela Cullen, Bloomberg, 20 Feb. 2026
For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 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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Within steps of one another, the law, the press and the community converged to bend the arc of American democracy.—
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Ocoee Massacre teaches us that democracy is fragile — and that silence is complicity.—
Debbie Deland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The republic has been ruled by clerics since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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For these reasons, the next election and certainly the following could be political Armageddon, resulting in the sky actually falling on this republic.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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And perhaps most important, by empowering Congress, not the president, to remedy deficient state electoral schemes, the Constitution prevents presidents from rewriting the election code by executive fiat and thus provides an additional safeguard against military dictatorship.—
Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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In this country, unlike in dictatorships, people expect to be able to identify law enforcement officers by sight and by badge number.—
William Robiner,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Barrows manages the future sovereign's schedule, and accompanies her to the various appointments she is called upon to attend.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
31 Jan. 2026
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Calvin’s commentary emphasized clemency not only as a rational posture for a sovereign to adopt, but as a heroic virtue that is the essence of our common humanity.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Advisers and consultancies in the kingdom have been saying for months that the market has shifted.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The ultimate goal is to elevate the kingdom’s global profile in the Middle East and beyond.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Feb. 2026
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Since 1995, there have been 1,813 reports of UFOs in the commonwealth.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Feb. 2026
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The commonwealth partnered with OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT, to ensure that government data remains protected, Snyder said.—
Logan Hall,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The findings quantify a global shift — emphasized most recently by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to China this week and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s last month — in which Beijing is courting Washington’s traditional partners, nations now hedging between the superpowers.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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For the sanctions to pass, the 27-nation bloc needs to reach a unanimous decision.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Monarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchy. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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