- This article is about the legislative institution. For alternative meanings, see: Parliament (disambiguation).
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a talk, a discussion, hence a meeting (an assembly, a court) where people discuss matters.
Parliamentary government
While all parliaments are legislatures, not all legislatures are known as parliaments. Those legislatures called parliaments typically operate under a parliamentary system of government in which the executive is constitutionally answerable to the parliament. This can be contrasted with a presidential system, on the model of the United States' congressional system, which operate under a stricter separation of powers whereby the executive does not form part of, nor is appointed by, the parliamentary or legislative body. Typically, congresses do not select or dismiss heads of governments, and governments cannot request an early dissolution as may be the case for parliaments. Some states have a semi-presidential system which combines a powerful president with an executive responsible to parliament.
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Parliament - Twitter SearchRT @JessiaSott I don't want to board a mothership unless Parliament Funkadelic is involved. #v \\Yes!gabby_bozier (Gabrielle Bozier) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:12:31 -0000
RT @JessiaSott I don't want to board a mothership unless Parliament Funkadelic is involved. #v \\Yes!
Vote to kill gun registry wins approval-in-principle in Parliament: The Canadian Press Proponents, including po.. http://bit.ly/BcMX3NRAand2ndAmend (Todd Inman) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:10:21 -0000
Vote to kill gun registry wins approval-in-principle in Parliament: The Canadian Press Proponents, including po.. http://bit.ly/BcMX3
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TRACK: Come to the hearing on our adoption bill, at the South Korean parliament http://bit.ly/x8U6Kadopted_korean (Ibyang (ì
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TRACK: Come to the hearing on our adoption bill, at the South Korean parliament http://bit.ly/x8U6K
Telecom conciliation: Parliament's new proposal « Christian ... http://tinyurl.com/yaegcq5IleanaPereZ (Ileana PéreZ ) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:44 -0000
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Nicholas Winterton MP: your attitude is despicable, you have no idea what abject poverty is. Sooner gone from parliament the better.william_summers (William Summers) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:29 -0000
Nicholas Winterton MP: your attitude is despicable, you have no idea what abject poverty is. Sooner gone from parliament the better.
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