What is a form of government headed by a king queen or emperor?

Question

starts with m

Answer 1

That is a monarchy.

Answer 2

Can be a constitutional monarchy...where the Monarch does not hold absolute power (such as the European ones) or an Absolute Monarchy wher the Monarch is th ultimate source of power (such as Brunei, Saudi Arabia etc)

Answer 3

monarchy

Answer 4

A monarchy, from the Greek "to rule," is a form of government in which a monarch, usually a single person, is the head of state. In most monarchies, the monarch holds control and their position for life and passes the responsibilities and power of the position to their children or family when they die. In most monarchies, the monarch holds control and their position for life and passes the responsibilities and power of the position to their children or family when they die.

The term monarchy is also used to refer to the people (especially the dynasty, also known as royalty) and institutions that make up the royal or imperial establishment, or to the realm over which the monarch reigns. Monarchs serve as symbols of continuity and statehood. Today, the extent of a monarch's actual powers varies from monarchy to monarchy. In constitutional monarchies, wherein sovereignty rests formally with the crown but politically with 'the people' (usually the electorate, as represented by a parliament), the monarch now usually serves largely ceremonial functions, except in times of crisis. Many monarchies are constituted by tradition or by codified law, so that the monarch has little real political power; in others the monarch holds some power but is limited from exercising it by popular opinion or precedent; in still others the monarch holds substantial power and may exercise it without limit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy

A constitutional monarchy or limited monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state. Most constitutional monarchies take on a parliamentary form, like the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain or Japan, where the monarch may be regarded as the head of state but the prime minister, whose power derives directly or indirectly from elections, is head of government.

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