Meaning & use
monarchy
A system of government in which a single ruler, such as a king or queen, holds the highest authority.
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The country remains a monarchy, though the king's powers are now largely ceremonial.
Historians studied how the monarchy gradually lost power to an elected parliament.
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A constitutional monarchy limits the ruler's power under a constitution, unlike an absolute monarchy where the ruler holds unchecked authority.
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