parliamentary majority
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparliamentaryandmajority
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parliamentary
adjective
uk/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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majority
noun
uk/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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The scope for executive leadership therefore depends almost exclusively on the extent to which a government can rely on the support of itsparliamentarymajority.
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Opinion polls in 1996 showed the left obtaining aparliamentarymajoritydespite scepticism regarding their ability to perform any better than the government on employment.
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When, by contrast, the president does not control aparliamentarymajority, there are two possible scenarios.
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But this was insufficient to generate aparliamentarymajority.
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Under parliamentarism, every government must enjoy the support of aparliamentarymajority: the legislature can dismiss the government if it so wishes.
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But why should non-partisan appointments to such critical offices be tolerated in regimes in which the cabinet is accountable to a partisanparliamentarymajority?
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While the latter continue to enjoy a comfortableparliamentarymajority(over 130 out of the 200 members), their opponents now have a strong minority presence.
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We therefore hypothesize that the prime minister's electoral prospects depend on whether her coalition currently controls aparliamentarymajority.
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This increased the government'sparliamentarymajorityand escalated the transaction costs of pushing its projects through parliament.
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Has theparliamentarymajoritychanged?
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One is the absolute sovereignty of parliament, the other is the effect of the electoral system which transforms a relative electoral majority into an absoluteparliamentarymajority.
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To win the presidency or secure aparliamentarymajority, a candidate or party cannot afford to be boxed out of any region, let alone two of them.
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Other things being equal, the chances of privatizing range from 32 per cent under a government with aparliamentarymajorityto 8 per cent under a minority cabinet.
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The more restrained the system of constitutional checks and balances the more easily could a left-wingparliamentarymajoritytransform the social and economic landscape of the country.
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And, incidentally, it is reasonable, in a democratic system, that the head of the executive power be asked to respond to aparliamentarymajority.
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We realise that they are doing their duty backed by an overwhelmingparliamentarymajorityand a decision properly made in this country.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The governing party would argue its corner on the strength of its electoral victory and itsparliamentarymajority.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is possible to do that without aparliamentarymajority.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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