plural of composite monarchy

A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy.

a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution (or Three Glorious Days) of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848

(politics) A monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.

A monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature

(UK, informal) A relatively informal and modest style of monarchy, as found in Scandinavia and the Low Countries.

Alternative form of bicycle monarchy

(politics, historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.

A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power. / (uncountable) The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.

(unofficial appellation among historians) The countries and provinces that were ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg until 1780, and then by the successor branch of Habsburg-Lorraine until 1918.