ABSOLUTEMONARCHY

Absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy is a monarchial form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government; his or her powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law. An absolute monarch wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its people. Absolute monarchies are often hereditary but other means of transmission of power are attested. Absolute monarchy differs from limited monarchy, in which the monarch’s authority is legally bound or restricted by a constitution; consequently, an absolute monarch is an autocrat.

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absolute monarchy

Noun

  1. A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power.
  2. The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.


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