absolute monarchy
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noun
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- absolute monarch noun
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The regime remains authoritarian and led by an absolute monarchy.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Taiwan has provided large amounts of aid to the small southern African country ruled by an absolute monarchy, including in 2021 antiviral medication to help King Mswati III recover from COVID.
From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023
Eswatini is an absolute monarchy, and most of the country’s population live below the poverty line.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023
The former soldier of the absolute monarchy was now an admirer of England and her constitutional history.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
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