Meaning of parliamentarism | Babel Free

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“England was the historical model⟳ for the adoption of parliamentarism and party government in Germany.”

“German depictions of the Third Republic appeared to warn⟳ of the dangers of parliamentarism.”

“This is why some observers argue⟳ that German parliamentarism has degenerated.”

“By the same token, he developed a categorisation of different parliamentarisms, in order⟳ to be able to describe⟳ Swedish minority cabinets as being parliamentary governments proper.”

“2016, Pasi Ihalainen, European Parliamentary Experiences from a Conceptual Historical Perspective, Pasi Ihalainen, Cornelia Ilie, Kari Palonen (editors), Parliament and Parliamentarism: A Comparative History of a European Concept, 22, The history part comprises six national or regional (combining the Low Countries and Scandinavia) case studies of discursive processes that have⟳ defined parliamentarisms in some formative historical periods.”

CEFR level