Other Word Forms
- antimonarchic adjective
- antimonarchical adjective
- antimonarchically adverb
- monarchically adverb
- nonmonarchic adjective
- nonmonarchically adverb
- premonarchical adjective
- semimonarchic adjective
- semimonarchical adjective
- semimonarchically adverb
- unmonarchic adjective
- unmonarchical adjective
- unmonarchically adverb
Etymology
Origin of monarchical
First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek monarchik(ós) (from mónarch(os) monarch + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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“Part of it has also been an unfortunate view that ex-presidents deserve some kind of monarchical immunity that normal citizens do not,” he said.
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The balancing act Stewart claims Washington performed was actually an awkward blend of the monarchical and aristocratic — Washingtonian elitism — with a democratic impulse he determinedly resisted.
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It is absolute, entirely committed to presidential discretion, with its monarchical overtones.
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After all, the new nation was in the process of rejecting a monarchical government in favor of a democratic republic.
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Thammasat University, where Parit studies political science, is nestled on the banks of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, next to the expansive royal grounds — gilded, manicured compounds that to them exemplify monarchical excesses.
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