| 单词 | minority government |
| 释义 | > as lemmasminority government minority government n. Politics (a) a government without an overall voting majority; (b) government by a minority; a government drawn from and elected by a minority (sense A. 3b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > other types of government regency1643 myriarchy1650 responsible government1782 charter-government1796 co-government1834 minority government1859 internationalism1879 minority rule1886 Labour government1892 provisional government1916 paepae1937 1859 H. Rich Govt. by Minority 27 Whatever may have been the causes or the excuses..for the formation of the present anomalous minority Government, there are apparently none for its continuance. 1937 K. B. Smellie Hundred Years Eng. Govt. ix. 366 The Prime Minister..made it clear that as a minority Government he would resign only as a direct vote of no confidence. 1956 Star (Johannesburg) 23 Feb. 12/7 South Africa..has heard much sanctimonious talk of the ‘volkswil’ from members of a minority government. 1991 Internat. Jrnl. Refugee Law 3 ii. 196 ‘Freedom fighters’..are eligible for refugee status..if their struggle is against a colonial or white minority government. 1992 Independent 7 Apr. 1/2 John Major said yesterday that he was alarmed by the prospect of minority government. < as lemmas |
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