Vocabulary. accession (n) ~ to the throne

accession (n) ~ to the throne

bill (n) a criminal justice ~

a "green" ~

to introduce a ~

to bring forward a ~

to pass a ~

ceremony (n) lack of colour and —

ceremonial (adj) ~ events

to perform the ~ duties consort (n)

the ~ of a king/queen

constitution (n)

constitutional (adj)

constitutionalism (n)

constitutionally (adv)

democracy (n)

democrat (n)

democratic (adj)

democratically elected

election (n) to hold an ~

to call a general ~

to be defeated at an ~

ermine (n,adj,v) an ~ robe

to assume the ~

to wear the ~

He was robed in ~

exhibit (v) to ~ calm determination under very difficult circumstances

to ~ quiet heroism

to ~ variation figurehead (n)

govern (v) to be ~ed in the name of the Queen

government (n) to run ~

dictatorial ~

governor (n) Governor-General

heir, heiress (n) the ~ to the throne

inherit (v)

inheritor (n)

heritage (n.)

inheritance (n)

law (n) written ~, English ~, primogeniture ~

to embody the ~

to become ~

to be above the ~

to make ~s

under the present ~

legal (adj) ~ experts

to institute a ~ framework for...

legally (adv) ~ wrong

monarch (n) legal authority of the ~

monarchy (n) the grandeur of ~

the institution of ~

~'s public image

to abolish the ~

(Syn.: to sweep away)

to be affectionate to ~

nation (n) a ~ of gardeners and housewives

national (adj) ~ pride

~ identity¹

~ character

a symbol of— unity

pageantry (n) Syn.: pomp and circumstance

Parliament (n) to summon ~

to dissolve ~

to open ~

the State Opening of-

Member of- (MP/MPs)

parliamentary - year (adj)

peer, peeress (n)

power (n) to shift the ~ to

to take the - from

to exercise -

to have great - over sth

to strip the monarchy of all ~s

the ~s rest with the PM

Queen (n) to become ~

~ Regnant

regent(n)

reign (n, v) in the-of Queen Victoria

to - with the consent of (the House of Lords)

revere (v) to ~ the giants of English science and philosophy

royal (adj) -institutions

~ style

~ weddings/funerals

- assent to (a bill)

to give the - assent

(Ant.: to refuse)

"the royals" (= the Windsors)

royalist (adj) anti— opinions

royalty (n) to lower the prestige of—

scandal (n) to talk scandal

scandalous (adj) — means

subject (n) - of Her Majesty the Queen

succession (n) the order of —

~ to the throne

throne (n) to take over the —

to succeed to the –

top-ranking (adj) - advisers

truism (n) it is a ~ that...

turmoil (n) political and social —