Washminsterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Blend of Washington +‎ Westminster. Coined by political scientist Elaine Thompson in 1980.

固有名詞

Washminster

1. (politics) A political system which has elements of both the Westminster system and the United States' political system ("Washington").
   • 2005, A Passion for Politics: Essays in Honour of Graham Maddox

     Having read Graham Maddox I can no longer complacently describe the Australian system as a Washminster mutation, nor as a successful system of representative democracy government, as I have in the past.

   • 2007, Stephen I. Levine, Nigel S. Roberts, The Baubles of Office: The New Zealand General Election of 2005

     This has caused speculation that New Zealand is moving from a classic Westminster parliamentary system to a more parliamentary-congressional 'Washminster' hybrid.

   • 2017, Jong S. Jun, Development in the Asia Pacific: A Public Policiy Perspective, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG (→ISBN), page 479:

     The move toward the "Washminster" model identified in the early 1980s may be measured by shifts in several of these indicators.

使用する際の注意点

• Almost always used to refer to the political system of Australia.