Monarch
noun
The male or female head of a country, usually a king or queen.
Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of the United Kingdom.
Often appears as...
- reigning monarch
- absolute monarch
noun
A type of large butterfly with orange-black wings.
The monarch butterfly migrates long distances each year.
Often appears as...
- monarch butterfly
- monarch larva
noun
A person or thing that holds a dominant position.
He has been the monarch of the boxing world for several years.
Often appears as...
- monarch of the glen
- monarch of the seas
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Idiomatic
noun
The male or female head of a country, usually a king or queen.
Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of the United Kingdom.
Often appears as...
- reigning monarch
- absolute monarch
noun
A type of large butterfly with orange-black wings.
The monarch butterfly migrates long distances each year.
Often appears as...
- monarch butterfly
- monarch larva
noun
A person or thing that holds a dominant position.
He has been the monarch of the boxing world for several years.
Often appears as...
- monarch of the glen
- monarch of the seas
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'monarch' can refer to a king or queen and doesn't imply gender.
The new monarch decided to address the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Monarch' often appears in historical or royal contexts, denoting dignity and power.
The history book detailed the lives of the monarchs who once ruled Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Monarchs are central figures in their nations and may symbolize cultural identity.
The national holiday celebrates the birthday of our monarch.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'monarch' can refer to a king or queen and doesn't imply gender.
The new monarch decided to address the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Monarch' often appears in historical or royal contexts, denoting dignity and power.
The history book detailed the lives of the monarchs who once ruled Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Monarchs are central figures in their nations and may symbolize cultural identity.
The national holiday celebrates the birthday of our monarch.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'monarch' can refer to a king or queen and doesn't imply gender.
The new monarch decided to address the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
'Monarch' often appears in historical or royal contexts, denoting dignity and power.
The history book detailed the lives of the monarchs who once ruled Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Monarchs are central figures in their nations and may symbolize cultural identity.
The national holiday celebrates the birthday of our monarch.
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The surprising reason...
Spectacular examples include the long-distance migrations of monarch butterflies and salmon. So what does this mean for humans? Are we also born with innate information written into our genomes that helps shape our neural circuits, and ultimately results in something we know?
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How does impeachment...
impeachment allowed Parliament to vote for removing a government official from office even without the king's consent. Although this was an important check on royal power, the king couldn't be impeached because the monarch was considered the source of all government power.
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Millennials are the...
this beautiful garden with all kinds of exotic fruit trees and monarch butterflies and my grandfather he loved to fish and hike so I would often help out in the garden or go on his little fishing trips with him by the nearby lake I visit that Lake a few years later
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Monarch Butterflies Get...
like a hearing aid battery the little circuit and it just beeps and we received this over the radio in an antenna and that allows us to follow the Eman they only have a few habitat places if those areas are destroyed then there's no monarch butterflies anymore
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Life-changing encounter...
What I hadn't really realized before I had this encounter with the family of Marquesas monarchs was how we lose a certain innocence in animals and curiosity when we go into their homes and destroy them. There are so few places left in the world
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The Egyptian myth of the...
The warrior god Set and his wife, the goddess Nephtys, decorated an extravagant hall for the occasion, with a beautiful wooden chest as the centerpiece. They invited all the most important gods, dozens of lesser deities, and foreign monarchs.
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Mating frenzies, sperm...
fighting her way to the top of the brood pile. Her daughters help their mother succeed where other queens fail— defeating the reigning monarch, and usurping the brood pile. Eventually, all the remaining challengers fail,
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The original ring of...
and, inside the palace, used the ring to prowl undetected. He seduced the queen and convinced her to betray her husband. And soon Gyges, once a humble shepherd, had murdered the monarch and claimed the kingdom.
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Monarch Butterflies PIPE...
and lets in the cold air and freezes penetrate into the forest whereas an intact forest acts as both an umbrella and as a blanket and that will severely protect the Monarchs in the last few
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James Hansen: Why I must...
around the world. What may be more reprehensible, if climate denial continues, is extermination of species. The monarch butterfly
Video examples
The surprising reason...
Spectacular examples include the long-distance migrations of monarch butterflies and salmon. So what does this mean for humans? Are we also born with innate information written into our genomes that helps shape our neural circuits, and ultimately results in something we know?
Video examples
How does impeachment...
impeachment allowed Parliament to vote for removing a government official from office even without the king's consent. Although this was an important check on royal power, the king couldn't be impeached because the monarch was considered the source of all government power.
Video examples
Millennials are the...
this beautiful garden with all kinds of exotic fruit trees and monarch butterflies and my grandfather he loved to fish and hike so I would often help out in the garden or go on his little fishing trips with him by the nearby lake I visit that Lake a few years later
Video examples
Monarch Butterflies Get...
like a hearing aid battery the little circuit and it just beeps and we received this over the radio in an antenna and that allows us to follow the Eman they only have a few habitat places if those areas are destroyed then there's no monarch butterflies anymore
Video examples
Life-changing encounter...
What I hadn't really realized before I had this encounter with the family of Marquesas monarchs was how we lose a certain innocence in animals and curiosity when we go into their homes and destroy them. There are so few places left in the world
Video examples
The Egyptian myth of the...
The warrior god Set and his wife, the goddess Nephtys, decorated an extravagant hall for the occasion, with a beautiful wooden chest as the centerpiece. They invited all the most important gods, dozens of lesser deities, and foreign monarchs.
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
fighting her way to the top of the brood pile. Her daughters help their mother succeed where other queens fail— defeating the reigning monarch, and usurping the brood pile. Eventually, all the remaining challengers fail,
Video examples
The original ring of...
and, inside the palace, used the ring to prowl undetected. He seduced the queen and convinced her to betray her husband. And soon Gyges, once a humble shepherd, had murdered the monarch and claimed the kingdom.
Video examples
Monarch Butterflies PIPE...
and lets in the cold air and freezes penetrate into the forest whereas an intact forest acts as both an umbrella and as a blanket and that will severely protect the Monarchs in the last few
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
around the world. What may be more reprehensible, if climate denial continues, is extermination of species. The monarch butterfly
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Quote examples
John Bates Clark
American Economist
If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins.
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Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I see that I have, as part of my stock in trade, a very regal personality and carriage. I see that I have a kind of strength, a kind of command, and a kind of power that one would associated with a monarch.
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Eddie Campbell
Scottish Artist
I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
British Writer
Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and whose deadly grasp stops the progress of the human mind, is not yet abolished.
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Nostradamus
French Celebrity
For the demise of the Latin monarch, he who will reign with help and support will burn a brilliant fire. The Republic's booty divided and its bold dream disappeared.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another - is just as warped and strange as being a racist.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
I began life as an absolute monarchist - on condition, of course, that I be that monarch.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
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Kate Williams
British Historian
One child is never enough for a monarch.
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Max Hastings
British Journalist
I'm a passionate monarchist.
Quote examples
John Bates Clark
American Economist
If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins.
Quote examples
Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I see that I have, as part of my stock in trade, a very regal personality and carriage. I see that I have a kind of strength, a kind of command, and a kind of power that one would associated with a monarch.
Quote examples
Eddie Campbell
Scottish Artist
I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
Quote examples
Mary Wollstonecraft
British Writer
Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and whose deadly grasp stops the progress of the human mind, is not yet abolished.
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Nostradamus
French Celebrity
For the demise of the Latin monarch, he who will reign with help and support will burn a brilliant fire. The Republic's booty divided and its bold dream disappeared.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another - is just as warped and strange as being a racist.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
I began life as an absolute monarchist - on condition, of course, that I be that monarch.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
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Kate Williams
British Historian
One child is never enough for a monarch.
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Max Hastings
British Journalist
I'm a passionate monarchist.
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