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Vinony

parliamentarianism

noun

  1. support for a parliamentary system of government
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiənɪzəm/ / /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛːɹiənɪzəm/ / /ˌpɑɹləmənˈtɛɹiənɪzəm/

noun

Etymology: From parliamentarian + -ism.

  1. Support for a parliamentary system of government.

    “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.”