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Terms related to the democratic system of government.
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motion of no confidence
Political systems; Democratic system
A motion of no confidence is a parliamentary vote in which the elected members of parliament demonstrate their lack of confidence in the ruling party's ability to lead the country. This commonly ...
vote of no confidence
Political systems; Democratic system
A parliamentary motion in which the elected members of parliament demonstrate their lack of confidence in the ruling party's ability to lead the country. This commonly results in the dissolving of ...
majority government
Political systems; Democratic system
A parliamentary system in which the governing party possesses the majority of seats in legislature. A majority government may be formed with a coalition of two or more parties, and is necessary to ...
minority government
Political systems; Democratic system
A governmental system characterized by a ruling political party or coalition of parties that do not possess the majority of seats in parliament. A minority government is considered more volatile ...
prorogue
Political systems; Democratic system
To terminate legislative processions without dissolving parliament.
semi-democracy
Political systems; Democratic system
A form of democracy taking hold in Southeast Asia. Semi-democratic regimes borrow some features from democracy in order to avoid a full democratic transition. Some of the most stable and advanced ...
absurdocracy
Political systems; Democratic system
Every hitherto existing governmental form was or is an absurdocracy whose appearance and disappearance was or is the only question of intrinsic contentlessness and senselessness. But every nonsense, ...
