Superpresidential
//ˌsuːpərprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually extensive powers over the executive and legislature, surpassing those in standard presidential or semi‑presidential systems.
"… after President Boris Yeltsin dissolved parliament in September 1993 and won a referencum on a new constitution that eliminated the previous sustem of checks and balances in favor of a new superpresidential order."
Example
More examples"… after President Boris Yeltsin dissolved parliament in September 1993 and won a referencum on a new constitution that eliminated the previous sustem of checks and balances in favor of a new superpresidential order."
Etymology
super- + presidential
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