monarchy

Определение monarchy в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler); government by a single, sovereign ruler; {n} a government by one, a kingdom; Fifth-monarchy men Those who believed that the second coming of Christ was at hand, and that at His second coming He would establish the fifth universal monarchy The five are these: the Assyrian, the Persian, the Macedonian, the Roman, and the Millennium; A government that has a hereditary chief of state, such as a king or queen, who holds the position for life England is a monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth born to rule and passing on the title to one of her children; The monarchy is used to refer to the monarch and his or her family. The monarchy has to create a balance between its public and private lives. Undivided sovereignty or rule by a single person, who is the permanent head of state. The term is now used to refer to countries with hereditary sovereigns. The monarch was the ideal head of the new nation-states of the 16th and 17th centuries; his powers were nearly unlimited (see absolutism), though in Britain Parliament was able to restrict the sovereign's freedom of action, particularly through the Magna Carta (1215) and the Bill of Rights (1689). The old idea that the monarch represented (within the limits of his dominions) the rule of God over all things culminated in the 17th century in the doctrine of the divine right of kings (see divine kingship), exemplified by Louis XIV. Monarchical absolutism adapted to the Enlightenment by evolving into "benevolent despotism," as typified by the rule of Catherine II of Russia. The French Revolution dealt absolute monarchy a crushing blow, and World War I effectively destroyed what remained of it, the rulers of Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary being held responsible for the war and postwar misery. The institution developed into the constitutional monarchy in western Europe, though absolute (or near-absolute) monarchies continue to exist in the Middle East; A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch; The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom; A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch; A monarchy is a country that has a monarch. republic; A political system in which power resides in one person or family and is passed from generation to generation through lines of inheritance; In the U K the Monarchy is represented by the Queen She does not make any major decisions although the Queen is required to agree Acts of Parliament before they become law The Queen is head of the church of England The Monarchy used to run the country but now we live in a Democracy and can vote for who we want to be in charge (govern); an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority; A monarchy is a system in which a country has a monarch. a serious debate on the future of the monarchy. republic; - a system of government in which the head of state, usually a royal figure (king, queen) is a hereditary position; {i} kingdom; rule by a hereditary sovereign; form of government with a monarch at its head; monarchical state; government in which political power is exercised by a single ruler under the claim of divine or hereditary right
July Monarchy: a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution (or Three Glorious Days) of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848
absolute monarchy: The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government
absolute monarchy: A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power
constitutional monarchy: A monarchy in which the monarch's power is limited by a written constitution
limited monarchy: A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy
hereditary monarchy: (Politika Siyaset) Hereditary monarchy is the most common type of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the world's existing monarchies
hereditary monarchy: A hereditary monarchy is the most common style of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the world's existing monarchies
A monarchy: kingship
Dual Monarchy: Hapsburg empire which lasted from 1867 until 1918 and was comprised of the countries of Austria and Hungary
absolute monarchy: government by one king who has supreme power over a nation
constitutional monarchy: government by a King which is not absolute but rather exists together with a constitution
constitutional monarchy: A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler are restricted to those granted under the constitution and laws of the nation. System of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government's power to the legislature and judiciary. Britain became a constitutional monarchy under the Whigs; other constitutional monarchies include Belgium, Cambodia, Jordan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand
limited monarchy: monarchy that is restricted by a legislature
monarchies: plural of monarchy
parliamentary monarchy: a monarchy having a parliament