🇬🇧 Monarchy meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A monarchy is a way of ruling a country where one main leader, usually called a king or queen, is in charge, and the job is often passed down through their family, like a very serious, real-life royal family tree.

If my sister ran a monarchy, the first royal law would be: bedtime is canceled forever, but brushing teeth is still mandatory.

In our living-room monarchy, Mom is the queen, Dad is the royal dishwasher, and I’m the royal snack tester.

Our classroom monarchy lasted five minutes before King Liam outlawed homework and the teacher overthrew him.

The cat believes our house is a monarchy where humans are royal servants whose only duty is opening cans.

The United Kingdom is a real-life modern monarchy where King Charles III is the king, but he shares power with an elected government.

A child watched the old queen of the monarchy pass: the monarchy rode in a bright carriage, the monarchy's flag fluttering, the monarchy's guard saluting. People bowed because the monarchy decided public festivals. The child clapped, surprised that a single crown could shape a town's day, and smiled as the carriage turned away.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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