Parliamentarism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament. uncountable, usually

    "England was the historical model for the adoption of parliamentarism and party government in Germany."

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collectivismcommunismfascismfederalismfeudalismimperialism

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"England was the historical model for the adoption of parliamentarism and party government in Germany."

Etymology

From parliamentary + -ism.

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executive branch

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