absolute monarch
Americannoun
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And the sultan of Brunei, an absolute monarch who imposes a hard-line interpretation of Islam, will also be among the guests.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
Roy, whose last name derives from the Norman word for “king,” ruled over his media dynasty like an absolute monarch and showed little mercy to anyone who stood in his way — even family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Francis, who as absolute monarch wields supreme legislative, executive and judicial power in Vatican City, has in many ways already convicted Becciu.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
If Westeros is going to have an absolute monarch, I think it could use one who’s at least paying attention to what’s going on around him.
From Slate • May 20, 2019
Since the Inca bureaucracy was so strongly identified with its godlike absolute monarch, it disintegrated after Atahuallpa’s death.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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