(ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) or parliamentarism (ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəˌrɪzəm)
noun
the system of parliamentary government
parliamentarianism in American English
(ˌpɑːrləmenˈtɛəriəˌnɪzəm, -mən-, sometimes ˌpɑːrljə-)
noun
advocacy of a parliamentary system of government
Word origin
[1875–80; parliamentarian + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, authoritarian, hat trick, musical chairs, neoclassic-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)