A monarchy is a system of government in which a king, queen, or emperor is the head of state, usually for life and often passing the role down through a family line. The monarch’s actual power can range from mostly symbolic to very strong.
From Late Latin “monarchia,” from Greek “monarkhia,” meaning “rule of one,” from “monos” (single) and “arkhein” (to rule). It originally emphasized that one person, not a group, held supreme authority.
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