Meanings
nounpowersharing (uncountable)
alternative power-sharing
- uncountableThe sharing of power, especially political power between two or more leaders or political parties.
The Northern Ireland minister, Steve Baker, has made a direct appeal to the Democratic Unionist party to accept EU-UK negotiations on the Brexit protocol and return to powersharing in Stormont.
2022 October 24, Lisa O'Carroll, “Accept Brexit protocol talks and return to powersharing, DUP urged”, in The Guardian
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powersharing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powersharing
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“powersharing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powersharing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powersharing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powersharing.
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