The United Kingdom is an absolute monarchy.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance .	parliamentary	Parliamentary system	constitutional monarchy	constitutional monarchy	parliamentary system	parliamentary system
Constitutional monarchy differs from absolute monarchy -LRB- in which a monarch holds absolute power -RRB- , in that constitutional monarchs are bound to exercise their powers and authorities within the limits prescribed within an established legal framework .	monarchy	monarchy	absolute monarchy	absolute monarchy
