monarchical
adjective
mo·nar·chi·cal
mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl 
mä-
variants
or less commonly monarchic
mə-ˈnär-kik
mä-
Examples of monarchical in a Sentence
guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor
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Opponents have countered that this ignores fundamental aspects of our constitutional framework: the framers’ devotion to checks and balances, their aversion toward monarchical, kinglike rule, and their determination to put policymaking in the hands of Congress.
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Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
The Americans’ victory, and, more important, the victory of democratic ideals, upended the old monarchical world order.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
In the past, several Saudi kings, including the late Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, argued with the clergy on the issue of change, only to retreat to avoid a dangerous clash that might upend internal stability and the monarchical order.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2017
Historically, that hasn’t guaranteed a like-minded successor, as demonstrated by the choice of the Polish John Paul II after 455 years of Italian popes, and the selection of the decentralizing Francis after 35 years of more monarchical papacies.
— Made By History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
The Americans’ victory, and, more important, the victory of democratic ideals, upended the old monarchical world order.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
In the past, several Saudi kings, including the late Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, argued with the clergy on the issue of change, only to retreat to avoid a dangerous clash that might upend internal stability and the monarchical order.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2017
Historically, that hasn’t guaranteed a like-minded successor, as demonstrated by the choice of the Polish John Paul II after 455 years of Italian popes, and the selection of the decentralizing Francis after 35 years of more monarchical papacies.
— Made By History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarchical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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monarchical
adjective
mo·nar·chi·cal
mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl
mä-
variants
also monarchic
: of or relating to a monarch or monarchy
monarchical government
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