absolute monarch

American  

[ab-suh-loot mahn-erk, mahn-ahrk] / ˈæb səˌlut ˈmɑn ərk, ˈmɑn ɑrk /

noun

1. the ruler in an absolute monarchy; a monarch with no constitutional limits on power.

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Example Sentences

And the sultan of Brunei, an absolute monarch who imposes a hard-line interpretation of Islam, will also be among the guests.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

Roy, whose last name derives from the Norman word for “king,” ruled over his media dynasty like an absolute monarch and showed little mercy to anyone who stood in his way — even family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2023

As an absolute monarch, Francis wields supreme legislative, executive and judicial power in Vatican City.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

If Westeros is going to have an absolute monarch, I think it could use one who’s at least paying attention to what’s going on around him.

From Slate • May 20, 2019

Since the Inca bureaucracy was so strongly identified with its godlike absolute monarch, it disintegrated after Atahuallpa’s death.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond