constitutional monarchy

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constitutional monarchy (countable and uncountable, plural constitutional monarchies)

  1. A monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.

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In some contexts, "constitutional monarchy" is used to specifically refer to a country where the monarch has actual power, but not absolute power, while a country in which the monarch has no power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead is called a "parliamentary monarchy".

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