absolute monarchy

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The regime remains authoritarian and led by an absolute monarchy, but culturally, society has been opening up and the country is trying to develop its economy beyond a reliance on oil.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 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

The Vatican is the lone absolute monarchy left in Europe, with Francis wielding supreme legislative, executive and judicial power.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Thailand’s military has staged 13 coups since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932 and confrontation between the generals and civilian politicians and activists has been at the heart of recurring instability over the years.

From Reuters • May 22, 2023

That brilliant Bohemian wit among Frenchmen, Chamfort, defined, it is said, before B�ranger’s time, the government of France to be absolute monarchy tempered by songs.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver