national parliament
Sovereign state's congress
A national parliament is the legislative body of a country—the assembly of elected or appointed representatives who make laws, debate policy, and oversee government.
The term distinguishes a country's central legislature from regional or local bodies: The bill passed the national parliament after months of debate.
Structure varies: some countries have bicameral parliaments with two chambers, others unicameral with one.
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- voteFormal choice expression
- roll call voteVoting by individual announcement
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- debateFormal argument on issues
speaker · point of order · question time · floor debate · hansard · constitution · committee · oversight · speech · quorum · coalition government · voting · political party · opposition leader · legislative session · budget approval · ballot · civil society
national parliamentlocal council
Regional administrative authority
city council · town council · county council · state legislature · village council
national parliamentexecutive branch
Government's implementing arm
head of state · monarch · supreme court · judiciary · constitutional court
national parliamentdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · absolute monarchy · one-man rule · military dictatorship · tyranny
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