noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
absolute
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An absolute monarch , the Amir governs through an appointed Cabinet.
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Second, it shows how in antiquity an absolute imperial monarch used the arts to bolster his rule.
constitutional
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Norodom Sihanouk is now king, as a constitutional monarch .
reigning
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The child's father is the reigning monarch .
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An auspicious day in cutter history as it was the first instance of the reigning monarch travelling by revenue cutter.
■ NOUN
butterfly
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The wings of the monarch butterfly , for example, contain powerful heart-stopping poisons called cardiac glycosides.
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The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly , surprisingly, are able to feed on milkweed without taking any of these precautions.
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Both the caterpillar and adult of the monarch butterfly are distasteful to their enemies.
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For example, the pollen of modified crops had already been shown to be poisonous to monarch butterfly larvae.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
titular head/leader/monarch etc
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She was the titular head of our hareem.
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Some thought it odd to see the retired Frank Kush out there, as titular head of the football program.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After independence in 1968, Sobuza became the ruling monarch of the new country.
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I would rather starve in a ditch than accept the fortune of a monarch upon such wicked terms.
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In a court in which obsequious obedience to the monarch was the rule.
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In defending itself so thoroughly against the monarch , the milkweed became inseparable from the butterfly.
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Payment could be made to the monarch himself or it could be made to the current holder of the office.
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Premier John Major and the monarch discussed the historic moves during his weekend stay at Balmoral.