absolute monarchy

noun

Definitions

  1. A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power.

    • The Sultan of Brunei effectively subverted a constitutional monarchy into an absolute monarchy by implementing a perpetual state of emergency.
  2. The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.

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