monarch
/ˈmɒnək/noun
उच्चारण मॉनक
सम्राट, राजा, शासक
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a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen
सम्राट, राजा, शासक
- the British monarch
- Akbar was one of India's greatest monarchs.
- The monarch opened Parliament with a speech.
+ 2 more examples
- The people loved their wise and kind monarch.
- Akbar was a Mughal monarch who ruled for nearly fifty years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a monarch / the monarch
A monarch is a king or queen who rules a country; the noun is countable and refers to the person, not the system.
'Monarch' राजा या रानी है जो किसी देश पर शासन करता है; यह countable संज्ञा है और व्यक्ति को बताती है, व्यवस्था को नहीं।
- The monarch opened the new Parliament.
- Queen Victoria was a long-reigning monarch.
monarch of + country
Use of with the country or people ruled; reign over is the verb phrase for ruling.
शासित देश या जनता के लिए 'of' आता है; शासन करने के लिए 'reign over' वाक्यांश है।
- He was the last monarch of Nepal.
- The monarch reigned over the kingdom for forty years.
monarch vs monarchy
The monarch is the ruler; monarchy is the system or the state in which a monarch rules.
'Monarch' शासक है; 'monarchy' वह व्यवस्था या राज्य है जिसमें monarch शासन करता है।
- Britain is a monarchy, and the king is its monarch.
absolute / constitutional monarch
An absolute monarch holds all power; a constitutional monarch rules within laws made by parliament.
Absolute monarch के पास सारी शक्ति होती है; constitutional monarch संसद द्वारा बने कानूनों के भीतर शासन करता है।
- Louis XIV was an absolute monarch.
- Today's British monarch is a constitutional one.
+Collocations 4
adjective + monarch
absoluteconstitutionalreigninghereditarybenevolentlast
- The country had a reigning monarch until 1950.
verb + monarch
crowndeposeoverthrowserveobeysucceed
- The people overthrew the cruel monarch.
monarch + noun
butterflyfamilyrulecourttitle
- The monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles.
monarch + of + noun
of Englandof the landof Bhutanof the forestof the Mughal empire
- Akbar was a great monarch of the Mughal empire.
“More examples 5
- The monarch signed the new law in front of the cabinet.
राजा ने मंत्रिमंडल के सामने नए कानून पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
- Ashoka was a powerful monarch who later embraced peace.
अशोक एक शक्तिशाली सम्राट थे जिन्होंने बाद में शांति अपनाई।
- The monarch's son was crowned after his father's death.
पिता की मृत्यु के बाद सम्राट के पुत्र का राज्याभिषेक हुआ।
- In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch has limited powers.
संवैधानिक राजतंत्र में सम्राट की शक्तियाँ सीमित होती हैं।
- The lion is called the monarch of the jungle.
शेर को जंगल का राजा कहा जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The monarchy signed the treaty.
✓ The monarch signed the treaty.
A monarchy is a system; the person who acts is the monarch.
Monarchy व्यवस्था है; कार्य करने वाला व्यक्ति 'monarch' है।
✗ He was the monarchy of Nepal.
✓ He was the monarch of Nepal.
The ruler is a monarch; monarchy names the system.
शासक 'monarch' है; 'monarchy' व्यवस्था का नाम है।
✗ Queen Victoria reigned the country for sixty years.
✓ Queen Victoria reigned over the country for sixty years.
Reign is intransitive and takes over.
'Reign' अकर्मक है और इसके साथ 'over' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name rulers, but they differ in power and title.
ये संज्ञाएँ शासकों को बताती हैं, पर शक्ति और पदवी में भिन्न हैं।
The ruler of an empire, over many lands.
साम्राज्य का शासक, अनेक भूमियों पर।
- Ashoka was an emperor.
A ruler with total power, not necessarily royal.
पूर्ण शक्ति वाला शासक, जो राजवंश का हो आवश्यक नहीं।
- The dictator banned elections.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
mon·arch
With ch pronounced /k/ (not 'monark').
ch की ध्वनि /k/ ('monark' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Mono- means one, -arch means ruler (as in patriarch, anarchy, oligarchy).
Mono- का अर्थ एक, -arch का अर्थ शासक (patriarch, anarchy, oligarchy की तरह)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a single ruler with complete power is a monarch or sovereign; rule by a monarch is a monarchy; a monarchy in which the ruler's power is limited by a constitution is a constitutional monarchy.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: पूर्ण शक्ति वाला एकल शासक monarch या sovereign; राजा का शासन monarchy; जिस राजतंत्र में शासक की शक्ति संविधान से सीमित हो constitutional monarchy।
General knowledge
The UK and Japan are constitutional monarchies; India is a republic.
UK और जापान constitutional monarchies हैं; भारत गणतंत्र है।