act of parliament
Enacted legislative measure
An act of parliament is a law that has been formally passed by a legislative body—typically one called a parliament, as in the United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia.
The phrase emphasizes the law's official status as enacted legislation rather than proposed bills or executive orders: The right to protest is protected by act of parliament.
Shared community resources
- lordsMen of high rank
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- speakerOne who talks
- backbencherRank-and-file parliamentarian
frontbencher · whip · clerk · serjeant · mace · dispatch box · chamber · gallery
Enacted written rule
- enactmentPassing into law
- billAmount owed, written
- royal assentMonarch's formal legislative approval
- readingInterpreting written text
clause · provision · amendment · codification · regulation · ordinance · directive · measure
Formal argument on issues
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
motion · division · voting · white paper · hansard · first reading · third reading · ping-pong
Depiction or likeness
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
referendum · ballot · franchise · voting · majority · minority · coalition · opposition
commons
Shared community resources
- lordsMen of high rank
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- speakerOne who talks
backbencher · frontbencher · whip · clerk · serjeant · mace · dispatch box · chamber · gallery · woolsack
statute
Enacted written rule
- enactmentPassing into law
- billAmount owed, written
- royal assentMonarch's formal legislative approval
reading · clause · provision · amendment · codification · regulation · ordinance · directive · measure · instrument
debate
Formal argument on issues
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
drafting · motion · division · voting · white paper · hansard · first reading · third reading · ping-pong · filibuster
representation
Depiction or likeness
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
mandate · referendum · ballot · franchise · voting · majority · minority · coalition · opposition · accountability
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- African lawconstitutional court, indigenous law, high court, court of appeal, attorney general
act of parliamentbill
Amount owed, written
draft bill · white paper · motion · resolution · petition
act of parliamentexecutive order
Binding directive from leadership
decree · royal decree · presidential decree · common law · judicial ruling
act of parliamentconvention
Agreed standard of behavior
unwritten rule · custom · tradition · gentleman's agreement · best practice
acted, acting, action, actions, active, activate, actor, actors, actress