monarchy

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Recent Examples of monarchy Advertisement Read More: Legacies of Slavery Across the Americas Still Shape Our Politics In 1822, Brazil declared independence from Portugal and established an independent monarchy. Time, 17 June 2025 That means that, in the years to come, his three kids will likely play big roles in what the monarchy will look like in the future. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 June 2025 The judge’s tone is one of bewilderment because these circumstances are indeed bewildering, and no doubt would be to the Founding Fathers who expressly rejected monarchy and established a system of government where the citizenry would be free to express its discontent at government policies. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025 Then, on the night of December 30, 1916, two Romanov grand dukes—among them Dmitri, Paul’s son by his first wife—murdered Rasputin in a last-ditch effort to preserve the monarchy. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for monarchy
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Noun
  • But a slave mentality remains deeply ingrained in Russian minds, along with a latent monarchism and paternalism.
    Nikita Petrov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
  • 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
Noun
  • Persistent illiberalism in both erstwhile liberal democracies would strengthen similar political forces in other countries.
    ASHLEY J. TELLIS, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
  • This is essential to stop further erosion of the rule of law, the attack on democracy, and the threat of authoritarianism.
    Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • In the long term, the collapse of that pillar of regime stability could weaken the edifice of the Islamic republic itself.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
  • Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt insisted the president was simply asking if the Iranian people might want a new government, not suggesting the U.S. would lead a fight to overthrow the Islamic republic.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The backdrop of the Marcos dictatorship shaped her artistic approach, defined by an interest in quotidian experience—including everyday injustices such as gender inequality and the ecological exploitation of the Philippines by greedy conglomerates.
    Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
  • This brings me back to the conclusion that the Venezuelan dictatorship — perhaps Latin America’s biggest potential winner of a global oil price hike — along with Colombia and Mexico may get, at best, a brief respite if the Iran war disrupts world oil shipping lanes.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • There are just 24 Companions, and appointments are at the monarch's sole discretion to recognize public service or personal service to the sovereign.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 16 June 2025
  • According to the royal family's website, Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for over 260 years.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The tomb was discovered at the archeological site of Gordion, the capital of the Phrygian kingdom, which controlled much of Asia Minor during the first millennium BCE, Gordion Excavation Director C. Brian Rose said in a news release.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • But there is, among others, an unease around the Saudi relationship and the way Infantino and FIFA seemed to clear the way for the kingdom to host the 2034 World Cup.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • One of the most notable differences between the two trials was who did not appear at the second: Michael Proctor, the former Massachusetts state trooper who was the lead investigator in the case and the commonwealth's star witness the first time around.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 June 2025
  • As a first-time offender of operating a vehicle under the influence, Read will serve just one year of probation, Judge Beverly Cannone ruled – a sentence endorsed by the commonwealth’s prosecutors.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite the order, he was arrested and deported in March after Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which allows officials to expedite deportations of citizens of an enemy nation during periods of invasion or wartime.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
  • Qatar closed its airspace on Monday after an Iranian attack on the Gulf nation, and, with a tenuous ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump still in flux, tens of thousands of travelers remain stuck in Israel.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 25 June 2025

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