monarchy
noun
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.
monarchies
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pluralof monarchy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is the case for about 62% of the monarchies in my database, or 21 out of 34.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He believes blockchain can be used to bring this world about and that the result would be "corporate monarchies" ruled over by "CEO-kings".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Not the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the Gulf’s oil-producing Arab monarchies, and not our Indo-Pacific allies, heavily reliant on Middle Eastern hydrocarbons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Africa has become a place of economic competition between multiple powers, including the United States, China, Europe, Russia, Turkey and Gulf monarchies.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Their many societies had developed rigid social and economic class structures in which wealth and power were concentrated among monarchies, aristocracies, and the Catholic Church.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
