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Westminster system

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 西敏制 (Xīmǐnzhì) — democratic parliamentary system
  • Finnish: Westminster-järjestelmä — democratic parliamentary system
  • French: système de Westminster — democratic parliamentary system
  • Georgian: ვესტმინსტერის სისტემა (vesṭminsṭeris sisṭema) — democratic parliamentary system
  • German: Westminster-System — democratic parliamentary system
  • German: Westminster-Demokratie — democratic parliamentary system
  • Portuguese: sistema Westminster — democratic parliamentary system
  • Spanish: sistema Westminster — democratic parliamentary system