parliamentary law

  • 1parliamentary law — n: the rules and precedents governing the proceedings of deliberative assemblies and other organizations Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parliamentary law …

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  • 2parliamentary law — {n.} The rules for legislative or other meetings. * /The club followed parliamentary law at the business meeting./ …

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  • 3parliamentary law — {n.} The rules for legislative or other meetings. * /The club followed parliamentary law at the business meeting./ …

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  • 4parliamentary\ law — noun the rules for legislative or other meetings. The club followed parliamentary law at the business meeting …

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  • 5parliamentary law — noun a body of rules followed by an assembly • Syn: ↑order, ↑rules of order, ↑parliamentary procedure • Members of this Topic: ↑proposer, ↑mover • Hypernyms: ↑rule, ↑ …

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  • 6parliamentary law — The body of law which governs the conduct of the meeting of a legislative body. Such rules are quite different from constitutional provisions which the people have set up as defining and limiting the powers and duties of the legislature. The… …

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  • 7parliamentary law — par′liamen′tary law′ n. gov the body of rules, usages, and precedents governing the proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies …

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  • 8parliamentary — par·lia·men·ta·ry /ˌpär lə men tə rē, ˌpärl yə / adj 1 a: of or relating to a parliament b: enacted, done, or ratified by a parliament 2: of, based on, or having the characteristics of parliamentary government 3: of or relating to the members of… …

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  • 9parliamentary law — noun Date: 1869 the rules and precedents governing the proceedings of deliberative assemblies and other organizations …

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  • 10parliamentary law — the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies. [1905 10] * * * …

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