anti-monarchists
Against royal rule
Anti-monarchists are people who oppose monarchy as a form of government.
The term describes those who advocate abolishing royal rule in favor of republican or democratic systems: Anti-monarchists gathered outside the palace during the coronation.
The position ranges from philosophical objection to active political organizing against hereditary rule.
Organized resistance to power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- regicideMurdering a monarch
abdication · exile · guillotine · French Revolution · Bolsheviks · barricades · storming · deposition
Government by elected officials
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
radicalism · socialism · constitutionalism · Levellers · meritocracy · popular sovereignty
Political objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- agitatorsThose who incite disturbance
- subversivesThose undermining established systems
conspirators · underground · sedition · defiance · opposition · reformers · revolutionaries · radicals
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- marchRhythmic group walk
petition · boycott · dissent · advocacy · picketing · leafleting · placards · banners
State with elected leaders
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- votingFormally registering a choice
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
representation · constitution · citizenship · sovereignty · self-governance · egalitarianism · elected officials · accountability
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
regicide · abdication · exile · guillotine · French Revolution · Bolsheviks · barricades · storming · deposition · dethroning
republicanism
Government by elected officials
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
progressivism · radicalism · socialism · constitutionalism · Levellers · meritocracy · popular sovereignty
dissidents
Political objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- agitatorsThose who incite disturbance
subversives · conspirators · underground · sedition · defiance · opposition · reformers · revolutionaries · radicals · secret societies
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
march · petition · boycott · dissent · advocacy · picketing · leafleting · placards · banners · civil disobedience
republic
State with elected leaders
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- votingFormally registering a choice
parliament · representation · constitution · citizenship · sovereignty · self-governance · egalitarianism · elected officials · accountability · consent of governed
anti-monarchistsmonarchists
Supporters of royal government
royalists · loyalists · Jacobites · Tories · king's men
anti-monarchiststraditionalists
Upholders of established customs
conservatives · reactionaries · counter-revolutionaries · restorationists · White Army
anti-monarchist, monarchist, monarchists, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, monarchies, monarchical, monarchic