monarchism

noun

Definition of monarchismnext
as in monarchy
a system of government in which there is only one ruler whose power is unlimited In the past, monarchism was the world's most common system of government.

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Recent Examples of monarchism But a slave mentality remains deeply ingrained in Russian minds, along with a latent monarchism and paternalism. — Nikita Petrov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017 But for anyone outside the British elite, the constitutional monarchism that emerged after the civil wars did not look much like democracy or true liberty. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 Yet, paradoxically, the regular waves of anti-monarchism were held at bay largely by the sheer, irrefutable fact of her continued existence. — Vulture, 8 Sep. 2022
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  1. monarchy
  2. tyranny
  3. dictatorship
Noun
  • During the Benjamin Harrison presidency, from 1889 to 1893, a U.S. diplomat to the islands joined forces with a U.S. naval captain to force upon the royal family a new Hawaiian constitution (quickly labeled the Bayonet Constitution) that favored the islands’ white establishment over the monarchy.
    — Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
  • When Meghan Markle first started dating Prince Harry, the former American actress was often described as a breath of fresh air for the British monarchy.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of monarchy
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  • Judicial review is an indispensable part of the checks and balances embedded in the Constitution as a protection against tyranny.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But that doesn’t justify your silence in the face of Trump’s tyranny, either.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of tyranny
Noun
  • Russia is our enemy and will be for at least as long as Putin's dictatorship endures (and the Russian people continue to succumb to nostalgia for great power status and empire).
    — Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Founded in 1998, the station is owned by journalist Marcus Garcia, another renowned Haitian journalist and columnist who led the struggle for press freedoms against the Duvalier dictatorship in the 1980s.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of dictatorship

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