absolute monarchy

[ ab-suh-loot mon-er-kee ]

noun

1. a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.

absolute monarchy

noun

1. a monarchy without constitutional limits Compare constitutional monarchy

absolute monarchy

1. Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic . Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.

Other Words From

• ab·so·lute mon·arch noun

Example Sentences

Mlungisi Makhanya, 46, has been living in exile in neighbouring South Africa for the last two years, saying he fears for his life at home following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy.

From BBC

The 21-year-old daughter of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is marrying the Eswatini king for love, a spokesman for Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy has told the BBC.

From BBC

The paper wrote: “Oman, in fact, is nothing like the Hamptons. It is a Muslim nation and absolute monarchy, ruled by a sultan, who plays a sensitive role in the Middle East: Oman maintains close ties with Saudi Arabia and its allies, but also with Iran, with which it has considerable trade.”

From Salon

Recently, civil and criminal cases have exposed how Vatican employees, especially lay Italian citizens, have little or no legal recourse beyond the peculiar justice system of the city state, an absolute monarchy where Francis wields supreme executive, legislative and judicial power.

From Seattle Times

Defense lawyers have cited those decrees as well as the prosecutors’ ability to withhold evidence from discovery as proof that their clients couldn’t receive a fair trial in Europe’s only absolute monarchy where Francis wields supreme legislative, executive and judicial power, and used them in the investigation.

From Washington Times