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monarchy

[mon-er-kee] / ˈmɒn ər ki /
NOUN
kingship
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Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, confirmed last year it had received around $5.1 million from the United States to accept 160 deportees.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

“With monarchy, it’s almost automatic to think 25 years ahead. You have to leave something to your child.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Last year, he talked about his ambitions to modernise the monarchy in a conversation with comedian Eugene Levy on Apple TV.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

LONDON—King Charles long promised a slimmed-down monarchy that was lighter on the taxpayer purse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

In most European states, he went on to argue, it was probably necessary for the monarchy to remain hereditary for the foreseeable future, in order to permit a more gradual transition to full-blown republican principles.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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