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monarchy  

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  • 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]

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