{
    "term": "monarch",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a new law which limited the power of the monarch"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Queen Elizabeth II was England's longest reigning monarch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The constitutional monarch , as head of state, has limited powers."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["reigning", "absolute", "constitutional"],
                "monarch + verb": ["reign", "rule"],
                "phrases": ["the power of the monarch"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɒnək/",
                "audio": "mo/monarch/monarch__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːnərk//ˈmɑːnɑːrk/",
                "audio": "mo/monarch/monarch__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhēs, from monos ‘alone’ + arkhein ‘to rule’."
}