monarchy; monarchical state
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a country with a monarch as the head of state; a monarchy
formalA political science term. Can be further divided into absolute monarchies and constitutional monarchies.
Yīng英
guó国
、
Rì日
běn本
hé和
Tài泰
guó国
dōu都
shì是
jūn君
zhǔ主
guó国
。
The United Kingdom, Japan, and Thailand are all monarchies.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
，
xǔ许
duō多
jūn君
zhǔ主
guó国
hòu后
lái来
dōu都
zhuǎn转
biàn变
chéng成
le了
gòng共
hé和
guó国
。
Historically, many monarchies later transformed into republics.
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Jūn君
zhǔ主
guó国
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
quán权
lì力
kě可
néng能
jí集
zhōng中
zài在
jūn君
zhǔ主
shǒu手
zhōng中
，
yě也
kě可
néng能
shòu受
dào到
xiàn宪
fǎ法
xiàn限
zhì制
。
The political power in a monarchy may be concentrated in the hands of the monarch, or it may be limited by a constitution.