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mixed monarchy

mixed monarchy noun: a monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.

Noun

mixed monarchy (plural mixed monarchies)

  1. A monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.
    • Regal absolutism might be the preferred ideal, but he was ever fearful of its potential for tyranny, so in practice he approved limits on royal power, as in the case of England's mixed monarchy.1994, Neal Wood, Foundations of Political Economy, page 48
    • Europe's shift from a medieval to a modern sovereign state coincided with the Empire's own reforms, consolidating it as a mixed monarchy where the emperor shared power with a complex hierarchy of imperial Estates.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 171

Forms of mixed monarchy

pluralmixed monarchies

Questions about mixed monarchy

What does mixed monarchy mean?
Mixed monarchy means a monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.
What part of speech is mixed monarchy?
Mixed monarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of mixed monarchy?
The plural of mixed monarchy is mixed monarchies.

Words near mixed monarchy in the dictionary

  1. mixed messages
  2. mixed metaphor
  3. mixed metaphors
  4. mixed methods
  5. mixed monarchies
  6. mixed monarchy
  7. mixed mutation
  8. mixed mutations
  9. mixed number
  10. mixed numbers
  11. mixed nuts

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