Absolute monarchy

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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.NounThe rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.

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