constitutional monarchy

[ kon-sti-too-shuh-nl mon-er-kee, -tyoo- ]
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Origin of constitutional monarchy

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

Other words from constitutional monarchy

  • con·sti·tu·tion·al mon·arch, noun

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How to use constitutional monarchy in a sentence

  • Another interesting question was the form of the new government, should it be a republic or a constitutional monarchy.

    The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement | Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner
  • And thus Plato seems to stumble, almost by accident, on the notion of a constitutional monarchy, or of a monarchy ruling by laws.

    Statesman | Plato
  • Leopold II did not always, however, take this view of the constitutional monarchy.

British Dictionary definitions for constitutional monarchy

constitutional monarchy

noun
  1. a monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign: Also called: limited monarchy

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Cultural definitions for constitutional monarchy

constitutional monarchy

A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom. Several nations, especially in modern times, have passed from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

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