constitutional monarchy

constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy noun
A monarchy in which the power of the sovereign is defined and limited by the constitution
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Main Entry: ↑constitute

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constitutional monarchy UK US noun [countable] [singular constitutional monarchy plural constitutional monarchies]
a country ruled by a king or queen whose powers are limited by a constitution
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constitutional monarchy,
a monarchy in which the ruler has only those powers given to him by the constitution and laws of the nation: »

They [the Hittites] evolved a pioneering constitutional monarchy; their kings had to answer to a council of nobles (Newsweek).

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noun, pl ⋯ -chies [count]
: a system of government in which a country is ruled by a king and queen whose power is limited by a constitution

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constitutional monarchy [constitutional monarchy] noun
a country that is governed by a king or queen within laws which limit his or her power. Britain is governed in this way, with the Queen (or King) as head of state and with Parliament and the elected government holding almost all the real power. This system began to develop slowly in the 17th century, when the Bill of Rights became law, and then developed more quickly after the Reform Act of 1832.

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