parliamentary government

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

parliamentarian, parliamentarianism, parliamentary, parliamentary agent, parliamentary commissioner, parliamentary government, parliamentary law, parliamentary private secretary, parliamentary secretary, parliamentary system, parlor
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