MLAs
Elected assembly members
MLAs is the plural of MLA, which has two main meanings.
Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected representatives in provincial or state parliaments, particularly in Canada, India, and Australia: The MLAs voted along party lines.
In academic writing, MLA refers to the Modern Language Association and its citation style: The professor requires MLA format.
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
floor · speaker · chairperson · proceedings · debate · committee · hearing · caucus
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- partyGathering for celebration
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- governmentAuthority over a state
backbencher · frontbench · cabinet · portfolio · shadow · coalition · caucus · whip
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- enactmentPassing into law
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
debate · voting · clause · provision · statute · ordinance · act · passage
Regional or narrow-minded
- stateCondition or mode
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
autonomy · jurisdiction · ministry · portfolio · budget · estimates · oversight · ombudsman
Those who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ridingControlling while mounted
- districtBounded administrative area
representation · casework · advocacy · surgeries · petitions · grievances · outreach · service
legislature
Lawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
chamber · floor · speaker · chairperson · proceedings · debate · committee · hearing · caucus · motion
election
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- partyGathering for celebration
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
government · backbencher · frontbench · cabinet · portfolio · shadow · coalition · caucus · whip · incumbent
bills
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- enactmentPassing into law
readings · debate · voting · clause · provision · statute · ordinance · act · passage · drafting
provincial
Regional or narrow-minded
- stateCondition or mode
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- devolutionTransferring power locally
federalism · autonomy · jurisdiction · ministry · portfolio · budget · estimates · oversight · ombudsman
voters
Those who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- ridingControlling while mounted
district · representation · casework · advocacy · surgeries · petitions · grievances · outreach · service · accountability
MLAsbureaucrats
Administrative government employees
civil servants · judges · political appointees · cabinet secretaries
- MLA formatHumanities citation style guide
- MLA styleHumanities citation format