the throne
Monarch's official chair
The throne is royal or imperial power, treated as an institution: The throne passed to his eldest son, loyalty to the throne.
The physical seat a monarch occupies is a throne, but the phrase *the throne* emphasizes the office rather than the furniture.
In casual speech, the throne is a toilet—humorous elevation of a humble seat.
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- daisRaised speaker's platform
- seatPlace for sitting
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
sovereignty · usurper · succession · line of succession · heir apparent · dominion · dynasty · decree · monarchy · majesty · authority · power behind · pretender · coronation · hierarchy · royalty · regality · royal court
- metonymsWall Street, Hollywood, the Kremlin, Capitol Hill, Downing Street
the thronethe people
Citizens collectively
the masses · commoners · subjects · peasantry · dethronement
the thronepoverty
Severe lack of resources
destitution · obscurity · the bottom · rock bottom · common folk
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