| − | In a parliamentary system, the '''Prime Minister''' is the head of the [[government]], having been elected by the majority party or coalition in [[parliament]]. The term also is used informally to describe a person elected unilaterally by a [[monarch]] to serve in a [[substitutionary]] capacity. | + | In a parliamentary system, the '''Prime Minister''' is the head of the [[government]], having been elected by the majority party or coalition in [[parliament]]. The term also is used informally to describe a person elected unilaterally by a [[monarch]] to serve in a [[substitutionary]] capacity (see [[viceroy]]). |