e/Monarchies in Oceania

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has gloss	eng: There are presently six monarchies in Oceania; that is: self-governing sovereign states in Oceania where supreme power resides with an individual hereditary head, who is recognised as the head of state. Each is a constitutional monarchy, wherein the sovereign inherits his or her office, usually keeps it until death or abdication, and is bound by laws and customs in the exercise of their powers. Five of these independent states share Queen Elizabeth II as their respective head of state , making them part of a global grouping known as the Commonwealth realms; in addition, all monarchies of Oceania are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The only monarchy in Oceania with a separate head of state is Tonga. Australia and New Zealand have dependencies within the region and outside it.
lexicalization	eng: Monarchies in Oceania
instance of	(noun) an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority monarchy

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media:img	Coat of Arms of New Zealand.svg
media:img	Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea.svg
media:img	Coat of arms of Tuvalu.svg
media:img	Flag of Rarotonga 1858-1888.svg
media:img	Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand.jpg
media:img	Sila o Tonga - Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga.svg