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Written by Joseph Kostiner
Written by Joseph Kostiner
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monarchy


Written by Joseph Kostiner

monarchy, political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person. The term applies to states in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his position through heredity. Succession usually passes from father to son or follows other arrangements within the family or the monarchical dynasty.... (63 of 2,874 words)

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