divine right
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An emperor or king who rules not by the consent of the governed, but by divine right.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
This is the type of monarchy embodied by Prince Carlo’s Bourbon ancestor, that very same Louis XIV who ruled by divine right and sought absolute power.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
A lot of celebrities face endless “inquiring minds want to know” privacy invasion, but not even Taylor Swift is the literal embodiment of divine right, paid for, one way or another, by her nation’s citizenry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
“Charles I very much believed in the divine right of kings, and when Parliament disagreed, he shut them down,” Hammond says.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Nor do I believe that management rules by divine right or the undiluted force of superior knowledge, as the “surveys” demand you acknowledge.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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