"Westminster system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Westminster systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Westminster system (plural Westminster systems)
  1. (politics) A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster. Wikipedia link: Westminster system Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: Westminster parliamentary system Translations (democratic parliamentary system): 西敏制 (Xīmǐnzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), Westminster-järjestelmä (Finnish), système de Westminster [masculine] (French), ვესტმინსტერის სისტემა (vesṭminsṭeris sisṭema) (Georgian), Westminster-System [neuter] (German), Westminster-Demokratie [feminine] (German), sistema Westminster [masculine] (Portuguese), sistema Westminster [masculine] (Spanish)

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