What does absolute monarchy means?
The modern day name which refers to states that have a traditional monarchy in which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power over the state. Can sometimes be associated with dictatorships. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/absolute_monarchy Rule by one person—a monarch, usually a king or a queen—whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917. http://www.bartleby.com/59/13/absolutemona.html a government determined solely by the ruler; also called despotic monarchy. Example: “Unions are demanding reform of Africa’s last absolute monarchy”.
