As nouns the difference between monarchy and nepotism
is that
monarchy is a government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler) while
nepotism is the favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
monarchy Noun
( monarchies)
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
* An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
* A constitutional monarchy is a monarchy in which the monarch's power is legally constrained, ranging from where minor concessions have been made to appease certain factions to where the monarch is a figurehead with all real power in the hands of a legislative body.
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
* Shakespeare
- What scourge for perjury / Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?
A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
Usage notes
Historically refers to a wide variety of systems with a single, nominally absolute ruler (compare (m), (m)), today primarily refers to and connotes a traditional, hereditary position, often with mainly symbolic power. Typically used of rulers who use the terms (m)/(m) or (m)/(m).
Synonyms
* autocracy
* despotism
* dictatorship
* tyranny
Coordinate terms
See also
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nepotism Noun
The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
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Antonyms
* meritocracy
* merit system
Coordinate terms
* cronyism
Related terms
* nepotistic, nepotistical
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