parliamentary government

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parliamentary government¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

In Germany, in the meanwhile, the agitation for Parliamentary government steadily gained ground.

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This assertion of Virginia's traditional freedom and rights was, of course, a direct challenge to the Parliamentary government.

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Universal suffrage, says Sybel, has always heralded the end of parliamentary government.

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I am firmly convinced that a parliamentary Government is not a government by the people and for the people.

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In so resolving, he thought that he was simply acting in accordance with the acknowledged rules of parliamentary government.

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