parliamentarism
noun
parliamentarism is spelled P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-S-M: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parliamentarism means “The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parliamentarism is parliamentarisms.
How many letters and syllables are in parliamentarism?
| Letters | 15: P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is parliamentarism?
Parliamentarism appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of parliamentarism
- parliamentarisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parliamentarism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parliamentarism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense parliamentary system of government:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parlementarisme |
| German | Parlamentarismus |
| Portuguese | parlamentarismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does parliamentarism come from?
From parliamentary + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).