Absolute Monarchies are regimes where a nation's Monarch holds complete autocratic authority. In such a system, the Monarch is not constricted by Parliamentary Democracy or a nation's laws and government, and takes an active if not commanding role in leading the nation, instead of being relegated to the position of figurehead like in most Parliamentary systems. Absolute Monarchies are not as common as they once were in the West, with most monarchs becoming figureheads in recent times.