royal authority; sovereignty; monarchic power
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royal authority; monarchic power; sovereignty of a king
formalPrimarily used in historical, political, or formal contexts referring to the authority of a monarch. Often contrasted with '民权' (civil rights) or '贵族权力' (aristocratic power).
Zài在
zhuān专
zhì制
shí时
dài代
，
wáng王
quán权
zhì至
gāo高
wú无
shàng上
，
bù不
shòu受
rèn任
hé何
fǎ法
lǜ律
yuē约
shù束
。
In the age of autocracy, royal authority was supreme and constrained by no law.
Guó国
wáng王
shì试
tú图
xuē削
ruò弱
guì贵
zú族
de的
shì势
lì力
，
yǐ以
jiā加
qiáng强
zhōng中
yāng央
wáng王
quán权
。
The king attempted to weaken the power of the nobility in order to strengthen central royal authority.
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Qǐ启
méng蒙
sī思
xiǎng想
jiā家
pī批
pàn判
le了
wáng王
quán权
shén神
shòu授
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
，
zhǔ主
zhāng张
rén人
mín民
zhǔ主
quán权
。
Enlightenment thinkers criticized the theory of the divine right of kings and advocated popular sovereignty.