presidenzialista

presidentialist

adjective preh-zee-den-tsyah-LEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Presidenzialista is a political term describing support for or relating to a presidential (rather than parliamentary) system of government. In Italian political debate, la riforma presidenzialista refers to proposals to move Italy toward a stronger directly-elected president. The form is invariable for gender: un partito presidenzialista, una proposta presidenzialista.

Examples

"Il partito sostiene una riforma presidenzialista."

Natural Translation

The party supports a presidentialist reform.

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