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monarchy
English
Etymology
From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monarkhía), from ????? (mónos, “only”) + ???? (arkh?, “power, authority”). Surface analysis: mon- (“one”, “single”) +? -archy (“rule”, “command”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?n?ki/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?n?ki/
- Hyphenation: mon?ar?chy
Noun
monarchy (countable and uncountable, plural monarchies)
- A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
- A constitutional monarchy is a monarchy in which the monarch's power is legally constrained, ranging from where minor concessions have been made to appease certain factions to where the monarch is a figurehead with all real power in the hands of a legislative body.
- The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
- A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
- States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.
Usage notes
Historically refers to a wide variety of systems with a single, nominally absolute ruler (compare autocracy, dictatorship), today primarily refers to and connotes a traditional, hereditary position, often with mainly symbolic power. Typically used of rulers who use the terms king/queen or emperor/empress.
Synonyms
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
- (state): kingdom
Coordinate terms
- See Thesaurus:government
Related terms
- monarch
- monarchic
Translations
See also
- Category:en:Monarchy
Anagrams
- nomarchy
Polish
Noun
monarchy
- genitive singular of monarcha
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oligarch
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s).
Surface analysis: olig- (“few”) +? -arch (“ruler, leader”)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?l?????k/, /??l?????k/
Noun
oligarch (plural oligarchs)
- A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
- (especially Russia, USA, Europe, or China) A very rich person, particularly with political power; a plutocrat.
- Synonyms: plutocrat, tycoonocrat
- (cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
Related terms
- oligarchal
- oligarchic
- oligarchical
- oligarchy
Translations
Further reading
- oligarch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ????????? (oligárkh?s). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?.li???rx/
- Hyphenation: oli?garch
- Rhymes: -?rx
Noun
oligarch m (plural oligarchen, diminutive oligarchje n)
- An oligarch (member of an oligarchy). [from late 18th c.]
- A plutocrat, an oligarch, especially in relation to the former Eastern Bloc. [from late 20th c.]
- Synonym: plutocraat
Related terms
- oligarchie
- oligarchisch
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