1
: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as
a
: a sovereign ruler
b
: a constitutional (see constitutional entry 1 sense 1) king or queen
2
: one that holds preeminent position or power
Cotton, monarch of the textile world …—
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Examples of monarch in a Sentence
a new history of French monarchs
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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Trump has attempted — often successfully — to govern as a monarch, ignoring the checks and balances of Congress and the judiciary.
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Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
The brothers, united in grief, walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind the late monarch's coffin and sat together with their wives during the service.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
The British monarch arrived in a 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, the oldest vehicle in the Tank Museum’s working fleet, which previously carried his mother, Queen Elizabeth, during a visit to the regiment in 1997.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
6 July 2026
The British monarch recently traveled to the United States for a state visit to Washington DC, New York and Virginia but a busy schedule didn’t allow for the King to see his son on the west coast.
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Max Foster,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
The brothers, united in grief, walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind the late monarch's coffin and sat together with their wives during the service.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
The British monarch arrived in a 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, the oldest vehicle in the Tank Museum’s working fleet, which previously carried his mother, Queen Elizabeth, during a visit to the regiment in 1997.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
6 July 2026
The British monarch recently traveled to the United States for a state visit to Washington DC, New York and Virginia but a busy schedule didn’t allow for the King to see his son on the west coast.
—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for monarch
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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monarch
noun
mon·arch
ˈmän-ərk 
-ˌärk
1
: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: as
a
: a ruler who has total power
absolute monarch
b
: someone who acts primarily as chief of state and who has only limited powers
constitutional monarch
2
: someone or something like a monarch
the oak is the monarch of the forest
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