Vocabulary
Monarchy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a form of government with a monarch at the head
Urdu meaning
بادشاہت، شہنشاہیت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- During the Cold War, India had scant interest in the Saudi monarchy.
- While Israel has been hitting Muslim states relentlessly since Oct 7, 2023 mainly Iran and its regional allies this time the target was different: a pro-US monarchy that also maintains ties with Hamas.
- Indian media was hoping the violence would restore the evicted monarchy with its Hindu motifs, which is not happening.
- Nepal is a country after all that not long ago overthrew its centuries-old religiously ordained monarchy, declared itself a secular republic and turned armed Maoist guerrillas into parliamentary democrats.
- Bhutan was an absolute monarchy too, and the host was military dictator Gen.
Synonyms
kingship, sovereignty, autocracy, monocracy, absolutism
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