constitutional monarchy
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The German Empire, which had only existed for 17 years when Wilhelm took the throne in 1888, was a half-baked constitutional monarchy.
From Salon
The last section covers the modern fantasies about samurai that developed at home and abroad after the bushi class’s abolishment, a result of Japan’s transition from shogunate rule to a Western-style constitutional monarchy.
The last World Cup, Bertoli notes, was held in Qatar, an energy-rich constitutional monarchy where freedom of association and expression is heavily restricted and thousands of migrant workers are held in conditions that have been likened to slavery or servitude.
From Los Angeles Times
He disappointed Francoists by supporting a parliamentary system within a constitutional monarchy.
From Barron's
He cites Britain and the U.S. as examples France might have followed to create a constitutional monarchy.
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