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parliamentary government

 
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–noun
government by a body of cabinet ministers who are chosen from and responsible to the legislature and act as advisers to a nominal chief of state.
Also called cabinet government.

Origin:
1855–60
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Main Entry: parliamentary government
Function: noun
: a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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