parliament
Elected legislative body
Parliament in its general sense is a legislative assembly, typically one with elected representatives who debate and pass laws.
The word evokes formal governmental procedure—speeches, votes, motions, and committees.
Many countries have parliaments as their primary legislative body: The bill passed parliament after months of debate.
In casual use, parliament can describe any formal deliberative gathering. (Capitalized Parliament refers to a specific national legislature, especially Britain's.)
senate
Legislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- houseResidential building
session · caucus · quorum · deliberation · debate · bill · act · motion · speaker · filibuster
flock
Animals gathered together
perch · silent · hooting · feathers · wings · talons · collective · gathering
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, constitution
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- governing bodiesgoverning body, governing council, senate, board of directors, executive committee
- official gatheringssenate, council, legislature, convention, assembly
- assembliesdelegates, gathering, Roman Senate, sessions, general assembly
parliamentdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · absolute monarchy · tyranny · despotism · one-man rule
parliamentdecree
Authoritative legal command
fiat · edict · executive order · diktat · martial law
- federal parliamentCentral government's legislative branch
- parliamentary systemsGovernance requiring legislative confidence
- British ParliamentUK's national legislature
- Houses of ParliamentUK's legislative seat
- parliamentary seatsElected legislative positions
- member of parliamentElected legislative officeholder
parliaments, parliamentary, parliamentarian, parliamentarians, non-parliamentary