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superpresidential

adj
/ˌsuːpərprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

Etymology

super- + presidential

  1. derived from praesidēns
  2. derived from president
  3. suffixed as presidential — “president + -ial”
  4. prefixed as superpresidential — “super + presidential”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually…

    Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually extensive powers over the executive and legislature, surpassing those in standard presidential or semi‑presidential systems.

    • … after President Boris Yeltsin dissolved parliament in September 1993 and won a referencum on a new constitution that eliminated the previous sustem of checks and balances in favor of a new superpresidential order.
    • The superpresidential regime is therefore not stable; it can drift in any direction—changing its rhetoric, its goals, its balance of forces, and its major ideas.
    • The 1993 Russian Constitution is frequently described as “superpresidential” because of the considerable powers it gave to the head of state.

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