monarch
Example Sentences
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“Iran was sure that this psychological pressure works, that by scaring the Arab monarchs it can succeed. But, it looks like, this time around, the situation may be different.”
An effective orator, Khamenei joined the critics of the Shah of Iran: the monarch who was eventually overthrown by the Islamic revolution.
From BBC
The PP has previously expressed a similar opinion about the former monarch.
From BBC
So the conventions set out in the parliamentary bible Erskine May, which have long clipped the wings of debate about the monarch and their family, didn't apply to Mountbatten-Windsor.
From BBC
Some Iranians are hoping for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last monarch, who says he wants to help transition Iran to a secular democracy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
