absolute monarchy
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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
People in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, are voting in parliamentary elections where candidates are not allowed to run for a political party.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
Two points were then at issue: firstly, whether France was to be Protestant or Catholic; secondly, whether she was to have a limited or an absolute monarchy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
