Complete Definition of "monarchy"

English

Etymology
monarch + -y

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun|monarchies

  1. A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

#* An absolute monarchy is a government ruled by one person, termed a monarch and bearing a title based on their position.
#* A constitutional monarchy is ruled by a Parliament or other representative body and has a monarch as a figurehead with little or no real power.

Translations
trans-top|a government with a hereditary head of state
Breton: unpenniezh f -où p
Catalan: monarquia f
Chinese: �主� (jūn zh� zhì)
Dutch: monarchie f
French: monarchie f
Finnish: monarkia
German: Monarchie f
Interlingua: monarchia
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Japanese: �主� (������, kunshusei)
Lithuanian: monarchija f
Norwegian: t-|no|kongedømme|n, t-|no|monarki|n
Polish: monarchia f
Portuguese: monarquia f
Spanish: monarquía f
Swedish: monarki c
Turkish: monar�i
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Category:Forms of government
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Monarchy

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