What is the “royal” we?

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I’ve heard before of people referring to the word “we” in a sentence as being a “royal” we. What does that mean?

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Answer: “I”

The [royal we](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we) is a way of stating an opinion that assumes the speaker speaks for many, like a king would.

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