Meanings
nounWestminster system (plural Westminster systems)
plural Westminster systems · alternative Westminster parliamentary system
- governmentA democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 西敏制
- 西敏制 (Xīmǐnzhì)democratic parliamentary system
Finnish Westminster-järjestelmä
- Westminster-järjestelmädemocratic parliamentary system
French système de Westminster
- système de Westminsterdemocratic parliamentary system
German Westminster-System, Westminster-Demokratie
- Westminster-Systemdemocratic parliamentary system
- Westminster-Demokratiedemocratic parliamentary system
Polish model westminsterski
- model westminsterskidemocratic parliamentary system
Portuguese sistema Westminster
- sistema Westminsterdemocratic parliamentary system
Spanish sistema Westminster
- sistema Westminsterdemocratic parliamentary system
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APA
Westminster system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster%20system
MLA
“Westminster system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westminster system,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westminster%20system.
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