Parliamentarianism
[pahr-luh-men-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m, -muh n- or, sometimes, pahrl-yuh-] /ˌpɑr lə mɛnˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm, -mən- or, sometimes, ˌpɑrl yə-/
noun
1.
advocacy of a parliamentary system of government.
/ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm/
noun
1.
the system of parliamentary government
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