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mon·ar·chy
(mŏn′ər-kē, -är′-)n. pl. mon·ar·chies
1. Government by a monarch.
2. A state ruled or headed by a monarch.
[Middle English monarchie, from Old French, from Latin monarchia, from Greek monarkhiā, from monarkhos, monarch; see monarch.]
mo·nar′chi·al (mə-när′kē-əl) adj.
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monarchy
(ˈmɒnəkɪ)n, pl -chies
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country reigned over by a king, prince, or other monarch
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mon•ar•chy
(ˈmɒn ər ki)n., pl. -chies.
1. a government or state in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.
2. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.
3. the fact or state of being a monarchy.
[1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek]
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monarchy
1. a governmental system in which supreme power is actually or nominally held by a monarch.
2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.
See also: Government2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.
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monarchy
A form of government headed by a hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen, or a country with this form of government.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() parliamentary monarchy - a monarchy having a parliament kingdom - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state empire - a monarchy with an emperor as head of state |
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monarchy
noun
1. sovereignty, despotism, autocracy, kingship, absolutism, royalism, monocracy a debate on the future of the monarchy
2. kingdom, empire, realm, principality The country was a monarchy until 1973.
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Translations
الحُكومه المَلَكيهمَلْكِيةٌ
monarchie
monarki
monarkia
monarhija
monarchia
konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldi
君主制
군주제
monarchija
monarchia
monarhija
monarki
การปกครองโดยมีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข
chế độ quân chủ
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monarchy
n → Monarchie f
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monarch
(ˈmonək) noun a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
ˈmonarchy – plural ˈmonarchies – noun (a country etc that has) government by a monarch.
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monarchy
→ مَلْكِيةٌ monarchie monarki Monarchie μοναρχία monarquía monarkia monarchie monarhija monarchia 君主制 군주제 monarchie monarki monarchia monarquia монархия monarki การปกครองโดยมีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข kraliyet chế độ quân chủ 君主国Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009