parliamentary republic

noun

A republic in which the president has no executive power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature

Meanings

nounparliamentary republic (plural parliamentary republics)

plural parliamentary republics

  1. A republic in which the president has no executive power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature
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