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parliamentary law

A body of rules governing procedure in legislative and deliberative assemblies.

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parliamentary law - a body of rules followed by an assembly

parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order

prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

interpellation - (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy

standing order - a rule of order permanently in force

cloture, gag law, gag rule, closure - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

point of order - a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure

previous question - a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly

mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion

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parliamentary law (redirected from Model parliament)

parliamentary law
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