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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
Is there a scenario where the British monarchy is no longer so divided?
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 June 2026
The news—the first time a British monarch has shared details about their personal tax returns—came as a part of a larger set of announcements about the future of the monarchy and its finances.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Hawaii has a long and complex history, from its Indigenous roots and royal monarchy to the arrival of missionaries and Western influence.
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Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The public’s focus on Mountbatten-Windsor has overshadowed the king’s efforts to modernize the monarchy and show that the 1,000-year-old institution can evolve.
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Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 June 2026
The news—the first time a British monarch has shared details about their personal tax returns—came as a part of a larger set of announcements about the future of the monarchy and its finances.
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
Hawaii has a long and complex history, from its Indigenous roots and royal monarchy to the arrival of missionaries and Western influence.
—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The public’s focus on Mountbatten-Windsor has overshadowed the king’s efforts to modernize the monarchy and show that the 1,000-year-old institution can evolve.
—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchy
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There is also a generalized suspicion of democracy, cities, modernization, progress, cultural relativism, and materialism in favor of monarchism, agrarianism, stasis, fantasies of good versus evil, and a traditionalism that at times borders on religious fundamentalism. ..
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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.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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Talarico has built his campaign around key issues, including healthcare, corruption and democracy, immigration and border security, and foreign policy.
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Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s.
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They were inspired by Cicero and Cato, the heroes and martyrs of the Roman republic.
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Building tension gave way to war in 1982, when Argentina, then under a brutal dictatorship, sent a military expedition to the islands.
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Public anger over Chun’s dictatorship led to massive nationwide protests in 1987, forcing him to accept a constitutional revision introducing direct presidential elections, which is widely seen as the start of South Korea’s transition to democracy.
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The high seas have no sovereign who can demand accountability, concluded Spalding.
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The question worth watching is whether the Bank of Korea ultimately raises rates, and how much further the bond market has to fall before the two sides of the AI trade, the soaring shares and the sinking sovereign, find a level that can hold.
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Last to note, Jupiter, our planet of expansion, soars into the kingdom of Leo from June 30 until July 26, 2027.
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Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.
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Eight towns in the commonwealth remain dry.
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The lands historically now known as Ukraine were occupied by the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth for centuries, and many Ukrainians view their nation’s genesis as the rebellion of Cossack Hetman Boghdan Khmelnitsky against the commonwealth, an event characterized by massacres of Poles and Jews.
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Britain already has the highest borrowing costs in the Group of Seven wealthy nations due to its high debt and interest payments.
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Scotland is a very small nation, six million people who have not been in the World Cup in 28 years.
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“Monarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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