multipartyism

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Etymology

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From multiparty +‎ -ism.

Noun

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multipartyism (usually uncountable, plural multipartyisms)

  1. A voting system involving more than one political party.
    Synonym: pluripartyism
    Coordinate terms: unipartyism, monopartyism
    • 2001, Mohammed Ali Bakari, The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition, page 184:
      At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places.

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