French system
Americannoun
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Under the French system, the president traditionally appoints a prime minister who is able to command a majority in the National Assembly.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024
The French system, meanwhile, is already covering 8 million people — a third of the country’s private sector workers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2020
A jail sentence for any of the defendants would be unlikely under the French system.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020
And why not adopt the French system, where museums can pre-empt the sale?
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019
It has been said above that the French system in North America was radically unsound.
From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood
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