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parliamentary government

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noun

  1. government by a body of cabinet ministers who are chosen from and responsible to the legislature and act as advisers to a nominal chief of state.


Etymology

Origin of parliamentary government

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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Executive power lies with the elected parliamentary government.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Under Britain’s parliamentary government, the next party leader will automatically become prime minister without the need for a general election.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

“When a typical European parliamentary government changes hands from one party to another, the ministers and a handful of staffers turn over,” Fukuyama notes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2020

In a parliamentary government, the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier, and that official’s cabinet.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

According to reports Dacca was repairing itself slowly, with a newly formed parliamentary government.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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