monarchies

noun

plural of monarchy
as in republics
a group of people who live in a territory ruled by a single person The country was formerly a monarchy, but has now transitioned to a republic.

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Recent Examples of monarchies For decades, the region’s monarchies shared common challenges. — Judah Taub, semafor.com, 11 June 2026 Even the Gulf monarchies who’ve made their fortunes on oil and gas exports have come around to the idea that this is not a sustainable strategy, yet Trump won’t hear it. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 The diversification efforts in the Gulf Arab monarchies are far from perfect, and these states are not liberal democracies. — Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026 The Belgian and Dutch monarchies seem to share a warm bond as well as a border, and Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima are known to be friends. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 The primary strategic target of the declaration was the Bourbon monarchies of France and Spain, Britain’s chief rivals. — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places—Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies—where only death could pry power from the ruling elders. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 Prince Philip joined Meet The Press back in 1969 at a time when monarchies across Europe were in decline following World War II. — NBC news, 3 May 2026 When the war began, a cornered Iran lashed out by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a 45-year-old coalition of energy-rich Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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  1. sovereigns
  2. kingdoms
  3. nations
  4. states
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  • This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Korea's plan is evidence that the buyer base is widening, and widening upward, to sovereigns.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of sovereigns
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  • Mysore was one of the most powerful kingdoms in southern India; its military was among the more modernized and effective fighting forces in the hodgepodge of principalities that made up India’s political map at the time.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of kingdoms
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  • Some two dozen nations have sent some 3,000 emergency personnel to Venezuela.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The move by the group of oil-producing nations and its allies will add to the supply of fuel in global markets, which analysts warn are poised for a glut as oil prices fall.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level with 15,000 members representing 50 states and 41 countries.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of states

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