Assertion: monarchy's monarch | /r/CapableOf | hold the position
Facets:
value: by the grace of god
type: CAUSE
value: in a few republics
type: LOCATION
value: in most monarchies
type: LOCATION
value: until death
type: TEMPORAL
value: for life
type: PURPOSE
value: through inheritance
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: until abdication
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: A monarchy is a form of government in which total sovereignty is invested in one person, a head of state called a monarch, who holds the position until death or abdication.
text: Monarchs usually both hold and achieve their position through the right of hereditary succession (e.g., they were related, often the son or daughter, of the previous monarch), although there have been elective monarchies, where the monarch holds the position after being elected:
text: The new monarch will maintain this position until he or she also dies, is deposed or, in rare circumstances, chooses to abdicate to throne.
text: Monarchs usually both hold and achieve their position through the right of hereditary succession (e.g., they were related, often the son or daughter, of the previous monarch), although there have been elective monarchies, where the monarch holds the position after being elected:
text: Competency not guaranteed: Monarchs hold the position through inheritance and it is difficult to know whether the monarch who succeeds the previous ruler is capable of leading the nation.
text: In most monarchies, the monarch holds control and their position for life (in a few republics, the head of state, often styled president, might remain in office for life, but most are elected for a term of office, after which he or she must step down).
text: The political theory which underlies absolute monarchy was that the monarch held their position by the grace of God and was therefore not answerable to mortals.