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a room where shouting is procedure and the rules require pretending the speaker is invisible.
means The supreme law-making body of a nation, made up of elected (and sometimes appointed) representatives who debate, pass legislation, and hold the government to account.
from From Old French 'parlement,' meaning a speaking or conference, built on 'parler,' to talk — itself from Late Latin 'parabolare,' to speak in comparisons or parables, related to the Greek 'parabolē.' So at its root, a parliament is simply a place for talking — a fact that anyone who has watched one in session will find either reassuring or damning.
- naval origin
- a parliament of owls is the real collective noun
- sword lines
- red carpet lines keep rival benches two swords apart
- talk shop
- the name comes from French parler, to speak
- closing trick
- a single member can talk a bill to death
- funk too
- Parliament was also George Clinton's spaced-out funk empire
house of commons — uk legislative body with 650 members, meets in palace of westminster since 1265
european parliament — directly elected eu institution with 705 members across 27 states, based in strasbourg
indian parliament — bicameral legislature with lok sabha (545 members) and rajya sabha (245 members) since 1947