Opposition to parliament or parliamentary systems, or a group or movement opposing parliamentary government.
From anti- (against) + parliament (from Old French parlement, from parler, to speak). The term developed as a political vocabulary word during periods when people actively opposed representative democracy.
Throughout history, various authoritarian movements and revolutionary groups have been antiparliament, believing that centralized power (like a monarchy or dictatorship) works better than shared legislative authority.
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