Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parliamentarianism

/ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: par-lia-men-tar-i-an-ism
IPA: /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

8

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Support for a parliamentary system of government.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Between July and August 1863 Palmerston and Russell were obsessed by the notion that France would destroy Prussia if it came to blows, and that Bismarck and his King would be drowned by the rising tide of parliamentarianism."
"Thanks to the dominance of social-chauvinism and opportunism, this remarkable criticism of parliamentarianism made in 1871 also now belongs to the 'forgotten words' of Marxism."
"The growing independence of the state was expressed as French absolutism and English parliamentarianism."

Etymology

From parliamentarian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: parliamentarian

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/
British English: /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiənɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

anti-parliamentarianism

Questions

How do you pronounce parliamentarianism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/.
What does parliamentarianism mean?: Support for a parliamentary system of government.
Where does parliamentarianism come from?: From parliamentarian + -ism.

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