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  1. The concept of semi-constitutional monarch identifies constitutional monarchies where the monarch retains substantial powers, on a par with a president in a presidential or semi-presidential system.
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    Wikipedia lists both Kuwait and the UAE as "Semi-constitutional Monarchies", a term which it defines as a Monarchy where the monarch has substantial powers similar to the President in a semi-Presidential Republic (which the vast majority of European Republics are.
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    A semi-constitutional monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch rules according to a democratic constitution but still retains substantial powers. The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Principality of Monaco are European semi-constitutional monarchies.
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    In contrast, in a constitutional monarchy, the monarch’s powers and role in society are defined by law such that political power is shared with a state government. Few monarchies have survived to the modern day, and those that have are mostly constitutional monarchies in which the monarch has strictly limited power.
    In the present study, countries must be democratic in order to qualify as semi-constitutional monarchies. Countries that meet the criteria of democracy with a monarch as a head of state are consequently either constitutional monarchies or semi-constitutional monarchies. The crucial question is to draw a line between the two categories.
    Political scientist Vernon Bogdanor, paraphrasing Thomas Macaulay, has defined a constitutional monarch as "A sovereign who reigns but does not rule". In addition to acting as a visible symbol of national unity, a constitutional monarch may hold formal powers such as dissolving parliament or giving royal assent to legislation.
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    WEBAbsolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.. The absolutist system of government …

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