Assertion: monarchy | /r/HasProperty | elective
Facets:
value: in theory
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In late 17th and early 18th century England, the Parliament effectively asserted that Monarchy in England was elective – at least as between various contenders with some dynastic claim for the throne.
text: A monarchy in which the king or queen is chosen from several candidates is known as an elective monarchy.
text: The monarchy is elective in theory, in that there is no official dynasty or order of succession, but hereditary in practice, as every monarch chosen by the tribal chiefs has been a direct descendant of Potatau Te Wherowhero (though not always the firstborn child of the previous ruler).
text: Other monarchies are both elective and hereditary, as is the case of the United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, Kuwait, Lesotho and Swaziland.