English
Washminster
Blend of Washington + Westminster.
A blend of Washington + Westminster
Old English Hwæssingatūn ‘a settlement of the household of *Hwæssa’
English Washington
The story
Coined by political scientist Elaine Thompson in 1980.
Today it means
name A political system that has elements of both the Westminster system and the United States' political system ("Washington").
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Washminster