parliamentarianismn.
/ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpɑːləm(ə)nˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑrləˌmɛnˈtɛriəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /ˈˌpɑrləm(ə)nˈtɛriəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The parliamentary principle or system of government; parliamentary government.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] > parliamentary system
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1852 tr. V. Hugo Napoleon the Little v. 161 What do you say about parliamentarianism? Parliamentarianism pleases me. Parliamentarianism is a perle. There the dictionary is enriched.
1879 M. Pattison Milton 137 The Greeks of Constantinople..were not more infatuated than these pedantic commonwealth men with their parliamentarianism when Charles II. was at Calais.
1884 Athenæum 27 Dec. 831/2 M. Hubert proves that the Belgian constitution of 1831 was drawn..partly also from English parliamentarianism.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 31 Aug. 7/1 Parnell's fall and the fratricidal strife which followed once more cast discredit upon Parliamentarianism.
1930 Time & Tide 20 Sept. 1161 It would be unwise to minimize the meaning of the Hitler phenomenon. He represents, above all, profound discontent with parliamentarianism.
1988 G. Paquet & J.-P. Wallot Lower Canada at Turn 19th Cent. 18 The French-Canadian ‘petite bourgeoisie’..developed the basic principles of colonial parliamentarianism through more autonomy, ministerial responsibility, and the control of subsidies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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