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A type of parliamentary government in which an incoming government may take office unless a parliamentary majority votes against it, rather than needing affirmative majority support at investiture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: political-science, social-sciences
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From negative + parliamentarism, in contrast with positive parliamentarism.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
negativ parlamentarisme
— parliamentary system in which an incoming government need only avoid majority opposition
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French:
parlementarisme négatif
— parliamentary system in which an incoming government need only avoid majority opposition
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German:
negativer Parlamentarismus
— parliamentary system in which an incoming government need only avoid majority opposition
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Norwegian Bokmål:
negativ parlamentarisme
— parliamentary system in which an incoming government need only avoid majority opposition
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Swedish:
negativ parlamentarism
— parliamentary system in which an incoming government need only avoid majority opposition