constitutional monarch

[kahn-sti-too-shuhn-uhl mahn-erk, mahn-ahrk]

noun

1. a monarch whose powers are limited by a constitution; the head of a constitutional monarchy.

Example Sentences

Far from being despotic, Louis sought to be a constitutional monarch, with representative institutions that could mobilize consent and resources behind state policy.

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Moreover, the past decade or so has seen Biya appear increasingly almost like a constitutional monarch, a symbolic figure who may decide a few key issues but leaves others to set the course on most policy areas.

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He did this against the advice of the government, which pointed out that as chairman he would be required to account to parliament about the trust's operations - something that would not be in keeping with his status as a constitutional monarch.

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They see his role as more symbolic and distant, akin almost to a constitutional monarch.

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Although the duties of a constitutional monarch are largely ceremonial, the royal whirl can be exhausting.

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