Parliament
Parliament
Parliament (/ˈpɑːrlɪəmənt/; from Old French: parlement; Latin: parliamentum) is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.
Etymology
The term parliament comes from the Old French parlement, the action of speaking (parler: to speak), from a verb Parler which means to speak. From time immemorial, deliberative bodies of nobles in the kingdoms of France and Spain were referred to as parlements.
Related Terms
- Legislature: A deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.
- Government: The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.
- Democracy: A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.
- Senate: A deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
- House of Representatives: One of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other being the Senate.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Parliament
- Wikipedia's article - Parliament
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