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mon·ar·chy

monarchy

pronunciation:: ma nr ki [or] ma nar ki
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part of speech:	noun
inflections:	monarchies
definition 1:	Monarchy is a type of government in a country. It is a type of government in which a ruler such as a king or queen is the head of the government. In this type of government, the ruler may have a lot of power or only a little. Did you know that monarchy was once the form of government in America? That's because America was ruled by the king of England until the American Revolution in the 1700s. similar words: kingdom
definition 2:	A monarchy is a country that has a king, queen, emperor, or other similar type of ruler. The country of Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.

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Monarchy is from two ancient Greek words that mean "to rule" and "alone."

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	a broader category that includes monarchies
	government
	similar to a monarchy
	kingdom
	some actions associated with monarchies
	rule
	some aspects of monarchies
	realm
	some descriptions of monarchies
	absolute, imperial, royal
	some people associated with monarchy
	count, czar, duke, earl, emperor, empress, king, lord, prince, princess, queen, subject
	some places associated with monarchy
	castle, palace
	some things conventionally associated with monarchies
	crown, robe, seal, throne

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