negative parliamentarism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
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Meaning
noun
A type of parliamentary government in which an incoming government may take office unless a parliamentary majority votes against it, rather than needing affirmative majority support at investiture.
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Example Sentences
- "More precisely, the principle of “negative parliamentarism” whereby a government cannot be formed or remain in power if a majority of Folketinget is against it."
- "That is, while in some parliamentary systems governments may form without the active support of parliament – this is known as negative parliamentarism – no parliamentary system exists where the government can survive against the will of parliament."
- "The distinction between ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ parliamentarism, introduced by Bergman, has gained a wide use in the analysis of parliamentary politics and government formation."
- "The most salient feature of negative parliamentarism is that the confidence relationship between the legislative and executive branches is weak."
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negative parliamentarianism (alternative)