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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
The royal family are further cutting ties with Andrew to protect the monarchy.
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Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
These ranged from the aristocratic elite who dominated the military and bureaucracy and yearned for a return to monarchy, to communists who sought proletarian rule, to the National Socialists who wanted to establish a right-wing dictatorship.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, Boston keeps vestiges of its life under a monarchy.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
As with the previous mass No Kings protests, revolutionary messaging showed up in demonstrators' clothing, chants and signs as protesters sought to remind people that America was founded in opposition to monarchy.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
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Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
These ranged from the aristocratic elite who dominated the military and bureaucracy and yearned for a return to monarchy, to communists who sought proletarian rule, to the National Socialists who wanted to establish a right-wing dictatorship.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, Boston keeps vestiges of its life under a monarchy.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
As with the previous mass No Kings protests, revolutionary messaging showed up in demonstrators' clothing, chants and signs as protesters sought to remind people that America was founded in opposition to monarchy.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
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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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Another lesson is that democracy is fragile and history can repeat itself easily.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, only 16% of those under 30 believe democracy is working well for them, according to a report from the young voter research organization, CIRCLE.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 22nd Amendment was written precisely to prevent this scenario—to ensure that no man, however popular or ruthless, could hold the republic hostage and affect billions with temper tantrums ad infinitum.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The same Philadelphia that witnessed the birth of American independence also nurtured competing visions of nationhood—ones that challenged the very foundations of who could claim full citizenship in the republic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Venezuelans got accustomed to dismissing it all as noise, just a pretext the dictatorship employed to stamp out civil rights.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Communism is most readily associated with the one-party dictatorships of the Soviet Union and present-day China.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their daughters, Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, are non-working royals and will retain their titles as daughters of the son of a sovereign, in line with a directive issued by King George V in 1917.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie ⬅➡ Keep their titles as granddaughters of a sovereign under George V's 1917 rules.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The history of premodern Southeast Asia, where small kingdoms competed and traded without coming under the dominion of China or India, suggests a different model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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Saudi Aramco reported a surprise increase in profits and boosted its forecasts for gas production as the kingdom embarked on a policy of lifting crude output to grab market share.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Screech your outrage, ACC schools disrespected by just one bid and pound your shoes on a desk somewhere, Notre Dame haters, especially those in the commonwealth of Kentucky and in the sunny setting of Miami.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In late October, three companies — Akebono Brake Corporation, HJI Supply Chain Solutions and Wayfair — announced the shuttering of their Kentucky locations and the loss of nearly 800 jobs in the commonwealth, the Courier Journal previously reported.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The conflict has been largely concentrated in Nigeria's northeast, with frequent spillover into other provinces and across the borders of neighboring nations, particularly Cameroon, Chad and Niger.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Protests broke out in the East African nation during and after the vote last Wednesday as demonstrators voiced outrage over the exclusion of Hassan’s main rivals.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Monarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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