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monarchy

[mon-er-kee] / ˈmΙ’n Ι™r ki /
NOUN
kingship
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English authorities and the monarchy were prominent participants in the centuries-long slave trade which saw millions of Africans enslaved and forced to work, especially on plantations in the Caribbean and the Americas.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the garb of Harry Potter, he gave a speech saying it was time to talk about the opaque power and wealth of the monarchy.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As the one who ignited the debate about the monarchy Arnon appears to be getting the harshest punishment.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It marked the first time a Quebec premier was sworn in without a representative of the British monarchy present.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kabul awoke the next morning to find that the monarchy was a thing of the past.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

It’s the archaic act of tyrannical monarchies, staged in the shadow of a looming tower or in the town square.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

This is the case for about 62% of the monarchies in my database, or 21 out of 34.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

He believes blockchain can be used to bring this world about and that the result would be "corporate monarchies" ruled over by "CEO-kings".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“In 5,000 years, if you look back, there have been dictatorships, monarchies, autocrats, republics. Nothing is newer or more modern.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

In politics, much has been made of the rise of monarchies at the expense of formerly self-governing city-states throughout the Greek world.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro


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