A large formal meeting of representatives from countries or societies at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged

To have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it, him, or her

The group of people who officially control a country

(the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal birth

A member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it

A rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves

In some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country

Acountry or its government:

A political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the US

To decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting

A woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a woman who is married to a king

Related to or characteristic of a region