Politics & Government vocabulary · Parliament and Legislation
Parliament
Meaning in politics & government, with examples
/ˈpɑːləmənt/nounCore term
In politics & government, parliament means: The elected body of representatives that makes a country's laws, approves the budget and checks the work of the government.
In Turkish: meclis, parlamento
How it is used
Parliament sits, debates, passes laws and can be dissolved before an election. Members are elected to parliament and sit in parliament. With a capital P it often refers to one specific national parliament. Some parliaments have two chambers, a lower and an upper house.
Example sentences
The bill will be debated in parliament next week.
She was first elected to parliament at the age of thirty-two.
Common collocations
elected to parliament
dissolve parliament
member of parliament
a seat in parliament
parliament passes a law
Related terms
legislatureThe elected body with the power to make, change and repeal laws, such as a parliament, congress or national assembly.
MPShort for member of parliament: a person elected by voters in a particular area to represent them in parliament.
billA written proposal for a new law or a change to an existing law, which parliament discusses and votes on before it can become law.
speakerThe person chosen to chair the meetings of a parliament or one of its chambers, keep order during debates and represent the chamber officially.
parliamentary systemA system of government in which the government comes from parliament and must keep the support of a majority there to stay in power.
