positive parliamentarism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of parliamentary government in which an incoming government must win affirmative parliamentary support, typically through an investiture vote, in order to take office.
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Example Sentences
- "Under ‘positive’ parliamentarism, the government needs the active support of an absolute majority."
- "The distinction between ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ parliamentarism ... has gained a wide use."
- "Dutch councils work under a system of positive parliamentarism that closely mirrors parliamentary government at the national level."
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Inflected Forms
positive parliamentarianism (alternative)