parliamentary government
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noun
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.
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Also called cabinet government.
Origin of parliamentary government
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby parliamentary government
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