English-Estonian translations for monarchy

• monarhia
  Bahreinis seevastu valitseb võrdlemisi tänapäevane ja edumeelne konstitutsiooniline monarhia. In contrast, Bahrain is a relatively modern and progressive constitutional monarchy.
  Paljusid neist süüdistatakse monarhia kukutamise katses ja saadetakse sõjakohtu alla, kus neid võib oodata surmanuhtlus. Many of these medics have been accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy and face trial with military prosecutors and possible death sentences.
  autor. - Austatud juhataja! Alates Nepali monarhia ümberlükkamisest ja maoistide juhitud valitsuse valimisest Katmandus, on Nepal ja Hiina paratamatult palju lähedasemaks saanud. author. - Mr President, since the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy and the election of a Maoist-led government in Kathmandu, Nepal and China have inevitably grown much closer.

Definition of monarchy

• A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler
• The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom
• A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs

Examples

• An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
• A constitutional monarchy is a monarchy in which the monarchs power is legally constrained, ranging from where minor concessions have been made to appease certain factions to where the monarch is a figurehead with all real power in the hands of a legislative body.

Related words

• monarchic