anti-monarchical

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nar·​chi·​cal
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl,
-mä-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monarchical (audio)
variants or less commonly antimonarchical
: opposed to or hostile toward monarchies or monarchs : anti-monarchist
an anti-monarchical revolution

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Indeed, current events in Ukraine bear more in common with Europe’s anti-monarchical grassroots uprisings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries than with more recent rebellions. Serhiy Kudelia, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2014 Scotland’s crown jewels are even older than those of England used in the May ceremony, thanks to some very prudent moves during the turbulent anti-monarchical period of Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-monarchical was in 1633

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“Anti-monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-monarchical. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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