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saccharine (iou) and party system (sh)


saccharine (iou)



saccharine adjective & noun. L17.
[from mod. Latin SACCHARUM + -INE1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of sugar; characteristic of sugar; sugary. L17.
Containing a high proportion of sugar. E18.
Resembling sugar; spec. (Geology) = SACCHAROIDAL adjective. M19.
fig. Excessively sweet. Chiefly joc. & iron. M19.
Special collocations: saccharine diabetes = DIABETES mellitus. saccharine fermentation = SACCHARIFICATION.
b. noun.
Sugar. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
= SACCHARIN. L19.
saccharined adjective (of a voice etc.) excessively sweet or sugary in tone M20.
saccha'rinity noun sweetness M19.

party system (sh)




Political system in which individuals who share a common set of political beliefs organize themselves into parties to compete in elections for the right to govern.

Single-party systems are found in countries that do not allow genuine political conflict. Multiparty and two-party systems represent means of organizing political conflict within pluralistic societies and are thus indicative of democracy. Multiparty systems allow for greater representation of minority viewpoints; since the coalitions that minority parties must often form with Other minority parties to achieve a governing majority are often fragile, such systems may be marked by instability. See also electoral system.