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parliamentarianism

UK/ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiənɪzəm/US/ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/

parliamentarianism noun: support for a parliamentary system of government.

Noun

parliamentarianism (uncountable)

  1. Support for a parliamentary system of government.
    • Between July and August 1863 Palmerston and Russell were obsessed by the notion that France would destroy Prussia if it came to blows, and that Bismarck and his King would be drowned by the rising tide of parliamentarianism.1966, Lillian M. Penson, H.W.V. Temperley, Foundation of British Foreign Policy, page 248
    • Thanks to the dominance of social-chauvinism and opportunism, this remarkable criticism of parliamentarianism made in 1871 also now belongs to the 'forgotten words' of Marxism.1996, Richard Paul Bellamy, Angus C. Ross, A Textual Introduction to Social and Political Theory, page 256

Origin of parliamentarianism

From parliamentarian + -ism.

Words formed from parliamentarianism

Questions about parliamentarianism

What does parliamentarianism mean?
Parliamentarianism means support for a parliamentary system of government.
What part of speech is parliamentarianism?
Parliamentarianism is a noun.
How do you pronounce parliamentarianism?
Parliamentarianism is pronounced /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiənɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near parliamentarianism in the dictionary

  1. Parliament Hill
  2. Parliament House
  3. parliament of the streets
  4. parliamental
  5. parliamentarian
  6. parliamentarianism
  7. parliamentarians
  8. parliamentaries
  9. parliamentarily
  10. parliamentariness
  11. parliamentarism

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