royal family
collocation in Englishmeaningsofroyalandfamily
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royal
adjective
uk/ˈrɔɪ.əl/us/ˈrɔɪ.əl/
belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of ...
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofroyalandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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And, most important for our purposes, he minimized episodes remembered in the oral tradition that might have been unpleasant for theroyalfamily.
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Thus, drought, one of the greatest natural disasters intermittently confronting the nation, was blamed on political conflicts within theroyalfamily.
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This was an option that states relied on extensively to defuse political tensions in general, and tensions within theroyalfamilyin particular.
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Nevertheless, there are stock themes that have been used to criticize theroyalfamilyfor over 200 years.
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Anglican ministers were required to swear allegiance to the crown and to lead their congregations in prayers for the well-being of theroyalfamily.
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In a period when evangelical values defined public life, the moral failings of theroyalfamilyproved too choice a plum to ignore.
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The ' problems ' of theroyalfamilyhave made the word ' republicanism ' more widely known, even if only a minority has thoroughly embraced it.
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It is telling that the group that had built the larger alliance within theroyalfamilycarried the day.
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Using loyal members of theroyalfamilyto oversee military settlements did more than keep the king in touch with his soldiers.
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Notably, the private sector would rely on alliances with members of the court and theroyalfamilyto manipulate industrial policy to its own advantage.
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Again, this was at least driven as much byroyalfamilypolitics as by perceived development needs.
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Political conflict in theroyalfamilywas therefore regarded as an absolute evil.
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All that was required was that theroyalfamilyshowed a willingness to follow the public values of moral probity and financial prudence.
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But he still regards the role of personalities and of theroyalfamilyas important.
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Those seeking the favour or patronage of theroyalfamilydistinguished themselves in various manners, among them music.
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In many cases, these festivities were the expression of the town's feelings with regard to national events, like great military victories or births and marriages inside theroyalfamily.
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Although the press never targeted theroyalfamilydirectly, their animosity with local branches of government and the politics of development, and thus the central state, was clear.
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