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Monarchy

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Political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person. The term applies to states in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her position through heredity. Most monarchies allow only male succession, usually from father to son.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/monarchy


Related Terms:

  • Democracy
  • Monarch
  • Autocracy 
  • Kingdom 
  • King

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