Definition of "monarchy" []

• Government by a monarch. (noun)
• A state ruled or headed by a monarch. (noun)

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• "One of the perks of visiting what amounts to a monarchy is the VIP treatment."
• "This minority, this small minority, violent and provocative minority, must be overwhelmed by the expressed and demonstrated loyalty of Canadians, Englishspeaking and French-speaking, to Canada, to its institutions of which the monarchy is a cherished and honoured part, and to its unity."
• "You know a monarchy is feeling the heat when errant subjects face a beating with spikes."