comparative politics
type: Concept
narrower: monarchy

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: monarchy

democracy and democratization
type: Concept
narrower: monarchy

executive government
type: Concept
narrower: monarchy

lord-lieutenants
type: Concept
broader: monarchy

monarchy
type: Concept
broader: nation and state
broader: executive government
broader: democracy and democratization
broader: comparative politics
definition: For much of human history, monarchy in one form or another was the primary system of government. A monarchy is a type of tyrannical regime in which all or most political power is concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, the sovereign. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Monarchy]
narrower: lord-lieutenants

nation and state
type: Concept
narrower: monarchy