parliamentarianism
- noun
- /ˌpɑːrlɪmənˈtɛəriənɪzəm/
- Specialized
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procedimiento parlamentario
- The success of the debate was attributed to the adherence to parliamentarianism, which allowed for orderly and productive dialogue.
Examples
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The committee's decisions were guided by principles of parliamentarianism, ensuring that all voices were heard and respected.
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In countries that practice parliamentarianism, legislative debates often follow strict rules to facilitate fair discussion.
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As a result of this abrupt transition to entrenched parliamentarianism, no organized extra-parliamentary forces can challenge the dominance of political parties.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A set of formal rules for running meetings and debates
Rules that tell people how to run meetings and make decisions in official groups
Surface Forms
Morphology
parliamentarianism = parliamentarian (transparent) = parliament + arian + ism
The sense of procedural practice follows from the relational/adjectival sense of 'parliamentarian' plus '-ism' indicating a system or practice, making the formation transparent.
Etymology
Parliamentarianism comes from parliament ('to speak') and the ending -ism ('system or practice'), with the idea of people meeting to speak and decide. So parliamentarianism can also mean the practice or rules used when meetings or assemblies are run like a parliament, with orderly speaking and voting.