monarchy's
Belonging to kingship
Monarchy's is the possessive form of monarchy, a system of government headed by a single ruler such as a king or queen.
The word attributes something to either the institution or a particular kingdom: The monarchy's survival depends on public support, The monarchy's powers have been curtailed over centuries.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- sovereignSupreme in power
- reignSovereign's time in power
- royalOf monarchs
decree · succession · dynasty · coronation · abdication · regency · prerogative · dominion
Monarch's official residence
- courtiersRoyal court members
- retinueAttendants of dignitaries
- privyOutdoor toilet; informed
- chamberlainRoyal household administrator
treasury · household · estates · titles · peerage · nobility · heraldry · coat of arms
Rule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- edictAuthoritative public command
- fiatAuthoritative official decree
unlimited · centralized · divine right · court · nobility · aristocracy · feudal · subjects
National legislative assembly
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
- WestminsterLondon's political center
commonwealth · privy council · royal assent · constitutional · limited · democratic · titular · tradition
Government by elected officials
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- exileBanishment from homeland
- restorationReturning something to condition
referendum · reform · dissolution · end · fall · collapse · deposition · execution
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
royal · decree · succession · dynasty · coronation · abdication · regency · prerogative · dominion · realm
palace
Monarch's official residence
chamberlain · treasury · household · estates · titles · peerage · nobility · heraldry · coat of arms · crest
autocracy
Rule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- edictAuthoritative public command
fiat · unlimited · centralized · divine right · court · nobility · aristocracy · feudal · subjects · obedience
parliament
National legislative assembly
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
Westminster · commonwealth · privy council · royal assent · constitutional · limited · democratic · titular · tradition · protocol
republicanism
Government by elected officials
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- exileBanishment from homeland
restoration · referendum · reform · dissolution · end · fall · collapse · deposition · execution · commonwealth
monarchy'srepublic
State with elected leaders
democracy · republicanism · democratic government · representative government · constitutional republic
monarchy'sanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
democracy · oligarchy · egalitarianism · mob rule · direct democracy
- limited monarchyThrone restrained by law
- absolute monarchyUnrestricted single-ruler government
- constitutional monarchyRoyalty limited by charter
- British monarchyRoyal sovereign system
- French monarchyRoyal rule of France
- modern monarchyFigurehead royal government