monarchy
11monarchy — [[t]mɒ̱nə(r)ki[/t]] monarchies 1) N VAR A monarchy is a system in which a country has a monarch. In a few years we may no longer have a monarchy. ...a serious debate on the future of the monarchy. Ant: republic 2) N COUNT A monarchy is a country… …
12Monarchy — Louis Napoleon, the brother of the French emperor Napoleon I, was the first and only king of the Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810) until its annexation to the French Empire. During the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815, it was decided that the… …
13monarchy — In recent years, the monarchy has all but fallen into disrepute in Britain. It was the butt of sophisticated humour on television programmes such as Spitting Image, was lampooned in Sue Townsend’s novel The Queen and I (1994) and became the… …
14monarchy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong, weak ▪ absolute ▪ constitutional, parliamentary ▪ hereditary VERB + MONARCHY …
15monarchy */ — UK [ˈmɒnə(r)kɪ] / US [ˈmɑnərkɪ] noun Word forms monarchy : singular monarchy plural monarchies 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen They supported the idea of monarchy as the natural… …
16monarchy — Synonyms and related words: Caesarism, Stalinism, absolute monarchy, absolutism, aristocracy, autarchy, authoritarianism, autocracy, autonomy, benevolent despotism, coalition government, colonialism, commonwealth, constitutional government,… …
17monarchy — mon|ar|chy [ˈmɔnəki US ˈma:nərki] n plural monarchies 1.) [U] the system in which a country is ruled by a king or queen ▪ the abolition of the monarchy 2.) a country that is ruled by a king or queen →↑republic 3.) the monarchy …
18monarchy — mon|ar|chy [ manərki ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen: They supported the idea of monarchy as the natural state of things. a ) the monarchy the king or queen and their family in a… …
19monarchy — noun 1 (U) the system in which a country is ruled by a king or queen: the abolition of the monarchy 2 (C) a country that is ruled by a king or queen: Britain is a constitutional monarchy. compare republic …
20monarchy — /ˈmɒnəki / (say monuhkee) noun (plural monarchies) 1. a government or state in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. See absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy. 2. supreme power or sovereignty wielded by a… …
