power-sharing

British  

noun

1. a political arrangement in which opposing groups in a society participate in government

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power-sharing

However, as Northern Ireland staggered on without a power-sharing government, that October Donaldson began to make positive noises about the importance of devolution - a sign of where he saw the party ultimately returning.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Northern Ireland's power-sharing institutions were restored in February 2024 after a two-year hiatus.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Lebanon is the only Arab country founded on a formal power-sharing system in which Christians serve not merely as a minority to be accommodated but as co-architects of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

A 2018 power-sharing deal brought relative peace, with Kiir as president and Machar his deputy, but the agreement has unravelled over the past year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

His goal was to create a system of power-sharing based on group rights, which would preserve a modified form of minority power in South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela