Nounmonarchy (plural monarchies)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A monarchy is a form of government in which all political power is absolutely or nominally lodged with an individual or individuals. As a political entity, the monarch is the head of state, generally until their death or abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch. It was a common form of government in the world during ancient and medieval times. There is no clear definition of monarchy. Holding unlimited political power in the state is not the defining characteristic, as many constitutional monarchies such as the United Kingdom and Thailand are considered monarchies. Hereditary rule is often a common characteristic, but elective monarchies are also considered monarchies (the pope, sovereign of the Vatican City State, is elected by the College of Cardinals) and some states have hereditary rulers, but are considered republics (such as the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, or the Great Council of Chiefs in Fiji). A 1914 edition of Bouvier's Law Dictionary states that "Monarchy is contradistinguished from republic," and gives this definition: 'I cannot find any better definition of monarchy than what this is: a monarchy is the government which is ruled by one person, who is wholly set apart from all other members of the state's (called his subjects); while we call republic that government in which not only there exists an organism by which the opinion of the people, or of a portion of the people (as in aristocracies), passes over into public will, that is, law, but in which also the supreme power, or the executive power, returns, either periodically or at stated times (where the chief magistracy is for life), to the people, or a portion of the people, to be given anew to another person; or else, that government in which the hereditary portion (if there be any) is not the chief and leading portion of the government, as was the case in the Netherlands.' Currently, 44 nations in the world have monarchs as heads of state, 16 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state. Absolute monarchy Semi-constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy Commonwealth realms (consitutional monarchies in personal union) Subnational monarchies (traditional) This article is part of the Politics series Forms of government List of government types
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Q. In Japan, the Emperor and Empress and the Imperial Family in general are seen as positive. Many japanese people would like to reform the 1947 law that prohibits females from becoming the Leader of japan. I agree it should be reformed but it has caused problems for our monarchy. Do commonwealth and UK citizens feel the same Asked by unknown - Thu Dec 24 00:29:20 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not all Commonwealth countries have Monarch most does not Canada , Australia, UK and NZ and others ( islands ) yes Oh I feel Good! My family fought under the Union Jack and I served too. And I feel great! God save the Queen! Answered by Royal Canadian Bastard - Thu Dec 24 00:38:20 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "monarchy" Monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for life or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Sourced
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