MONARCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of monarchy in English

(Definition of monarchy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of monarchy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of monarchy

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After all, the belief that state ceremony has functional uses can apply to republics just as easily as to monarchies.
Thus, after facing down threats from within the military from the 1950s to the 1970s, most monarchies have minimized the current threat of military coups.
The ability of regimes to control smaller populations better deserves to be further explored in relation to the survival of authoritarian monarchies.
The monarchies that failed to survive could not incorporate the growth of the new middle class.
She argues that monarchies hold an "elective affinity" for the demands of state-formation.
However, a broad regime coalition is not necessary for the survival of monarchies.
Political liberalization can be a useful survival strategy for authoritarian monarchies.
Although the monarchy's coercion and intimidation certainly influenced him, historical conditions may shed light on his choice.
In monarchies, nobles count; in military dictatorships, officers count; in communist authoritarianism, nomenklatura officials count.
One of the most str iking differences between pre- and postwar monarchies is the way in which royal mar r iages took place.
Increasing wealth leads to strife which in turn leads to government by monarchies.
Such behaviour indicates the absolutist monarchy's willingness to err on the side of excessive force following decades of overt resistance to its increasing demands.
Political liberalization can help authoritarian monarchies weather economic and political storms.
The question of why monarchies survived in the states of the latter group is a chief question of many of the books under review.
Thirty years ago, a group of six books on ruling monarchies would have been considered the last testaments of an endangered anachronism.
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Translations of monarchy

in Chinese (Traditional)
君主國, 君主政體,君主制…
in Chinese (Simplified)
君主国, 君主政体,君主制…
in Spanish
monarquía, monarquía [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
monarquia, monarquia [feminine]…
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君主制, 君主制(くんしゅせい), 君主国(くんしゅこく)…
mutlakiyet, monarşi, krallık…
monarchie [feminine], monarchie…
monarquia…
koninkrijk…
monarki…
monarki…
sistem beraja…
die Monarchie…
monarki [neuter], monarki, kongedømme…
монархія…
монархия, королевство…
مَلَكِيّة…
monarchie…
monarki…
ประเทศที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข…
chế độ quân chủ…
monarchia…
군주제…
monarchia…
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