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monarch

[mon-erk, -ahrk] / ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk /


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Yet executive power remains in the hands of the 63-year-old monarch.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It’s moves like that that remind me of another French monarch, Louis XV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

In June, Eswatini's King Mswati III granted him citizenship of the southern African kingdom and a diplomatic passport - photographs and videos showed him kneeling before the monarch, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It called on the monarch to refer three questions on the legality of the transatlantic slave trade to the Caribbean island's highest court of appeal based in London.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The city was already dominating its neighbors; in 546, Yuknoom Ch’een’s apparent successor supervised the coronation of a five-year-old monarch in nearby Naranjo.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

But, to the distress of his advisers, he is the most reluctant of monarchs, unwilling to wage war, issue decrees or even, many days, get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Martin and Lewis became the monarchs of all media, conquering radio, nightclubs, television and the silver screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Many of the Scottish monarchs actually tried to ban it because of all the chaos it was causing."

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Bach’s interest in counterpoint, though, was not about putting haughty monarchs in their place, nor about solving puzzles and codes for the sake of it.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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