parliamentarianism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of parliamentarianism
First recorded in 1875–80; parliamentarian + -ism
Example Sentences
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I want my country to benefit later by more just electoral laws, by true parliamentarianism and real democracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nepal, too, gave us good lessons in parliamentarianism.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a correspondent authoritatively reported that Macaulay "told us a great deal about 19th century parliamentarianism in his studies of medieval England," learned readers replied that Macaulay never wrote about medieval England.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I shall do my duty in strict accordance with the rules of antiquated parliamentarianism," she gasped, "because it is my duty to the German proletariat."
From Time Magazine Archive
He loathes parliamentarianism, but would wish that the Landrath had not the power to appoint even a police constable without the consent of the estate owners of the district, and raves about local police prerogative.
From The Malady of the Century by Nordau, Max Simon
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