Noun
Westminster system (plural Westminster systems)
(politics) A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.
The fact is that the Westminster system has not worked anywhere in Africa – not even in England because the Scots and Welsh are moving away from it. Pieter Willem Botha
Although essentially more presidential than parliamentary, the Legislative Council had inherited many elements of the Westminster system, including parliamentary powers, privileges and immunity, and the right to conduct inquiries, amongst others. Source: Internet
As in the national Parliament, Penang practises the Westminster system whereby members of the executive are appointed from amongst the elected assemblymen. Source: Internet
By the 1830s the Westminster system of government (or cabinet government) had emerged; the Prime Minister had become primus inter pares or the first among equals in the Cabinet and the head of government in the United Kingdom. Source: Internet
A core principle of the Westminster system of parliament is a separation of powers between… Source: Internet
However, no Parliament can pass laws that future Parliaments cannot change. citation Government main The UK has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system that has been emulated around the world: a legacy of the British Empire. Source: Internet