Words / B1

MON-uh-kee/ˈmɒnəki/

A monarchy is a system with a king or queen; the monarchy can mean the royal family as an institution. Monarch is the person. Republic is a contrast. News: the cost of the monarchy, not the bank holiday.

Meaning

A system of government with a king or queen; the royal family as an institution.

Examples

• “The debate was about the cost of the monarchy, not the bank holiday.”
• “A constitutional monarchy is not the same as an absolute one in the textbook.”

Good to know

the monarchy; a constitutional monarchy. Person: a monarch. Contrast: a republic. UK politics / citizenship. Often with the.

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