question period
Time for queries
Question period is a scheduled time in a parliamentary session when members of the legislature may pose questions to government ministers, who must respond.
The format allows opposition parties to challenge government actions and demand accountability.
In Canada, it's called question period; in Britain, question time.
The prime minister faced tough questions during question period about the scandal.
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- answerSolution to query
- debateFormal argument on issues
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
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- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, Prime Minister, federal government, parliamentary democracy
- Canadian ParliamentHouse of Commons, Senate, Parliament Hill, MP, senator
- Canadian PoliticsPierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, premier, legislature, MLA
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- Provincial Politicspremier, legislature, MLA, riding, election
- legislative committeesstanding committees, select committees, special committees, joint committees, subcommittees
question periodlecture
Educational spoken presentation
presentation · speech · address · announcement · monologue
question periodfilibuster
Delaying tactic through speech
inaugural address · executive order · written statement · press release · decree
question periodlegislative debate
Formal lawmaker discourse
first reading · royal assent · committee report · adjournment · recess
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