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Definition of parliament
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of parliament is as below...
Parliament
(n.) The
assembly
of the three
estates
of the
United
Kingdom
of Great
Britain
and
Ireland,
viz., the lords
spiritual,
lords
temporal,
and the
representatives
of the
commons,
sitting
in the House of Lords and the House of
Commons,
constituting
the
legislature,
when
summoned
by the royal
authority
to
consult
on the
affairs
of the
nation,
and to enact and
repeal
laws..
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Division
::
Division
(n.)
Separation
of the
members
of a
deliberative
body, esp. of the
Houses
of
Parliament,
to
ascertain
the
vote..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A
person
(as a
member
of
Parliament)
appointed
to
enforce
party
discipline,
and
secure
the
attendance
of the
members
of a
Parliament
party at any
important
session,
especially
when their votes are
needed..
Calling
::
Calling
(n.) A
summoning
or
convocation,
as of
Parliament..
Burke
::
Burke (v. t.) To
dispose
of
quietly
or
indirectly;
to
suppress;
to
smother;
to
shelve;
as, to burke a
parliamentary
question..
Session
::
Session
(n.)
Hence,
also, the time,
period,
or term
during
which a
court,
council,
legislature,
etc., meets daily for
business;
or, the space of time
between
the first
meeting
and the
prorogation
or
adjournment;
thus, a
session
of
Parliaments
is
opened
with a
speech
from the
throne,
and
closed
by
prorogation.
The
session
of a
judicial
court is
called
a
term..
Option
::
Option
(n.) A right
formerly
belonging
to an
archbishop
to
select
any one
dignity
or
benefice
in the gift of a
suffragan
bishop
consecrated
or
confirmed
by him, for
bestowal
by
himself
when next
vacant;
--
annulled
by
Parliament
in
1845..
Table
::
Table (v. t.) In
parliamentary
usage,
to lay on the
table;
to
postpone,
by a
formal
vote, the
consideration
of (a bill,
motion,
or the like) till
called
for, or
indefinitely..
Burgess
::
Burgess
(n.) One who
represents
a
borough
in
Parliament.
Tenth
::
Tenth (n.) A
temporary
aid
issuing
out of
personal
property,
and
granted
to the king by
Parliament;
formerly,
the real tenth part of all the
movables
belonging
to the
subject..
Parliament
::
Parliament
(n.) In
France,
before
the
Revolution
of 1789, one of the
several
principal
judicial
courts..
Starched
::
Star-chamber
(n.) An
ancient
high court
exercising
jurisdiction
in
certain
cases,
mainly
criminal,
which sat
without
the
intervention
of a jury. It
consisted
of the
king's
council,
or of the privy
council
only with the
addition
of
certain
judges.
It could
proceed
on mere rumor or
examine
witnesses;
it could apply
torture.
It was
abolished
by the Long
Parliament
in
1641..
Whip
::
Whip (v. t.) A call made upon
members
of a
Parliament
party to be in their
places
at a given time, as when a vote is to be
taken..
Prorogue
::
Prorogue
(v. t.) To end the
session
of a
parliament
by an order of the
sovereign,
thus
deferring
its
business..
Tack
::
Tack (v. t.) In
parliamentary
usage,
to add (a
supplement)
to a bill; to
append;
-- often with on or to..
Supply
::
Supply
(n.) An
amount
of money
provided,
as by
Parliament
or
Congress,
to meet the
annual
national
expenditures;
generally
in the
plural;
as, to vote
supplies..
Country
::
Country
(adv.)
The
inhabitants
or
people
of a state or a
region;
the
populace;
the
public.
Hence:
(a) One's
constituents.
(b) The whole body of the
electors
of
state;
as, to
dissolve
Parliament
and
appeal
to the
country..
Parliamentarily
::
Parliamentarily
(adv.)
In a
parliamentary
manner.
Parliamentarian
::
Parliamentarian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
Parliament.
Unparliamentary
::
Unparliamentary
(a.) Not
parliamentary;
contrary
to the
practice
of
parliamentary
bodies.
Act
::
Act (n.) The
result
of
public
deliberation;
the
decision
or
determination
of a
legislative
body,
council,
court of
justice,
etc.; a
decree,
edit, law,
judgment,
resolve,
award;
as, an act of
Parliament,
or of
Congress..
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