CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY


Meaning of CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY in English

System of government in which a monarch (see monarchy ) shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government's power to the legislature and judiciary. Britain became a constitutional monarchy under the Whig s; other constitutional monarchies include Belgium, Cambodia, Jordan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand.

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