A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their democratic legitimacy...

differs from a parliamentary republic in that it has an executive president independent of the legislature; and from the presidential system in that the...

The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature...

Semi-parliamentary system can refer to one of the following: a prime-ministerial system, in which voters simultaneously vote for both members of legislature...

some full parliamentary systems, the head of state is directly elected by voters. Under other classification systems, however, these systems may instead...

president except in extraordinary cases. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government comes to power by gaining...

A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its...

committee in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with...

of government. In some countries, particularly those that use a parliamentary system (e.g., the United Kingdom), the cabinet collectively decides the...

figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more. In a parliamentary system, such as India or the United Kingdom, the head of state usually has...