a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.
monarchy [ mon-er-kee ]
noun, plural mon·ar·chies.
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
A monarchist system needn't be socialist, just by definitions alone.
socialism [ soh-shuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.
monarchy [ mon-er-kee ]
noun, plural mon·ar·chies.
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
A monarchist system needn't be socialist, just by definitions alone.