What does "minority government" mean?

Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.

Minority government

Q: What is a synonym for "minority government"?

Common synonyms include: confidence and supply government, external support government, hung government, minority administration, no majority, no majority administration.

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Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.

Synonyms

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confidence and supply government external support government hung government minority administration no majority no majority administration

Antonyms

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coalition government majoritarian government majority government

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