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rotation government

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of government, typically in a parliamentary system with a coalition of parties, where the position of prime minister or head of government is alternated between the leaders of the constituent parties for agreed-upon terms, in countries such as Ireland, Romania, Israel and Bulgaria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ротационно правителство (rotacionno pravitelstvo) — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Czech: rotační vláda — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Georgian: როტაციული მთავრობა (roṭaciuli mtavroba) — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • German: Rotationsregierung — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Hebrew: מֶמְשֶׁלֶת רוֹטַצְיָה (memshélet rotátzya) — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Romanian: guvernare prin rotație — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Romanian: guvern prin rotație — a government where the head of government role rotates
  • Spanish: gobierno de rotación — a government where the head of government role rotates