absolute monarch

[ab-suh-loot mahn-erk, mahn-ahrk]

noun

1. the ruler in an absolute monarchy; a monarch with no constitutional limits on power.

Example Sentences

Acting on this theory, James ruled without Parliament for long periods, granted dispensations from statutory law for courtiers and confidants, administered the law through special “prerogative courts” in which the rule of decision was derived from the will of the king, and generally conducted himself as an absolute monarch.

From Slate

For Hobbes, the state of nature was so violent and chaotic that rational individuals would readily consent to the authority of an absolute monarch to establish law and order.

From Slate

Like a monarch, she is identified with the state, and like an absolute monarch, she identifies the state with herself.

From Los Angeles Times

The trial has raised questions about the rule of law in the city state and Francis’ power as absolute monarch, given that he wields supreme legislative, executive and judicial authority and has exercised it in ways the defense says jeopardized a fair trial.

From Seattle Times

Lawyers cried foul, arguing such interference by an absolute monarch in a legal system where the pope exercises supreme legislative, executive and judicial power violated their clients’ fundamental rights and robbed them of a fair trial.

From Seattle Times