antimonarchy
Opposing royal rule
Antimonarchy describes opposition to monarchy as a system of government.
The stance rejects hereditary rule by kings, queens, or emperors in favor of elected leadership: antimonarchy protests, antimonarchy sentiment.
Someone holding such views may be called an antimonarchist.
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overthrowForcible removal from power
mutiny · coup · protest · dissent · defiance · insurgency · sedition · subversion
Government by elected officials
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
democracy · sovereignty · self-governance · pluralism · liberalism · federalism · civic · citizenship
Government by elected officials
- JacobinsFrench revolutionary faction
- Levellers1640s English egalitarian faction
- sans-culottesRevolutionary French working-class radicals
- BolsheviksLenin's revolutionary party
abolitionists · radicals · revolutionaries · activists · dissidents · pamphleteers · agitators · reformers
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- autocracyRule by one
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
corruption · inequality · oppression · excess · extravagance · unaccountability · anachronism · entitlement
Formal discontinuation of practice
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- amendmentChange to official text
legislation · transition · devolution · curtailment · power-sharing · transparency · accountability · disestablishment
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
overthrow · mutiny · coup · protest · dissent · defiance · insurgency · sedition · subversion · resistance
republicanism
Government by elected officials
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
secularism · democracy · sovereignty · self-governance · pluralism · liberalism · federalism · civic · citizenship · autonomy
republicanism
Government by elected officials
- JacobinsFrench revolutionary faction
- Levellers1640s English egalitarian faction
- sans-culottesRevolutionary French working-class radicals
Bolsheviks · abolitionists · radicals · revolutionaries · activists · dissidents · pamphleteers · agitators · reformers · progressives
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- autocracyRule by one
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
elitism · corruption · inequality · oppression · excess · extravagance · unaccountability · anachronism · entitlement · nepotism
abolition
Formal discontinuation of practice
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
amendment · legislation · transition · devolution · curtailment · power-sharing · transparency · accountability · disestablishment
antimonarchyroyalism
Advocacy for crowned rulers
monarchism · royalist · monarchist · loyalism · divine right