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parliamentarism

Noun

Meaning

parliamentarism (usually uncountable, plural parliamentarisms)

The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.

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Earlier this week, Ivan Melnikov, a deputy speaker of the Russian lower house of parliament, said he was looking forward to meeting Kim while talking to the North Korean delegation on the sidelines of the Development of Parliamentarism forum in Moscow. Source: Internet

Nicholas's hostility to parliamentarism emerged at the very beginning of his reign in 1894; to him it would cause Russia to disintegrate. Source: Internet

Ornea, pp.329–331, 346–348 Antonescu again sought backing from the PNȚ and PNL to form a national cabinet, but his rejection of parliamentarism made the two groups refuse him. Source: Internet

In 1884 the king appointed Johan Sverdrup as prime minister, thus establishing parliamentarism. Source: Internet

The conservative led Centre-right government accepted this variety of "minority parliamentarism", that is, without making it a question of the government's parliamentary survival. Source: Internet

The post was created with the implementation of parliamentarism in Oslo and is similar to the role of the prime minister at the national level. Source: Internet

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