parliamentary law
- noun
- /ˌpɑːrlɪˈmɛntəri lɔː/
- Specialized
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ley parlamentaria
- While there was no formal rule or decision dealing with the Walsh motion, it was not overruled, and the result he was seeking to accomplish was attained because the objectors had hanging over their heads general parliamentary law, under which the previous question could be moved to shut off debate.
- general parliamentary law
- rules of parliamentary law
Examples
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Is it not further true that the provision of general parliamentary law was that the previous question could be moved, and that debate could thereby be cut off?
Academic text (2004) -
But in 1890, Speaker Reed ruled that at the beginning of each new Congress, the House operates under general parliamentary law until new rules are adopted.
Academic text (2004) -
The unit on parliamentary law in a speech course is an example.
Academic text (1995) -
That's parliamentary law, you can do that.
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Walsh believed that the Senate was, even during the debate they were then having, acting only under the rules of general parliamentary law.
Academic text (2004) -
(n100) Walsh responded, in line with his previous explanation, that in his view "there was no committee to which it could be referred" and that the Senate was free to consider the matter as it saw fit, with "no rule except general parliamentary law governing its action."
Academic text (2004) -
So while there was no formal rule or decision dealing with the Walsh motion, it was not overruled, and the result he was seeking to accomplish was attained because the objectors had hanging over their heads general parliamentary law, under which the previous question could be moved to shut off debate.
Academic text (2004) -
Is it not also true that this change would not have been made had not Senator Walsh presented his original resolution for the adoption of Senate rules as a whole, except rule XXII, and for a committee to draft a substitute for that rule, and that this resolution was based upon the theory clearly set forth by Senator Walsh that the Senate had the power to adopt new rules under general parliamentary law at the very beginning of the new Congress?
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Understanding parliamentary law is crucial for anyone involved in the legislative process.
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During the meeting, the committee followed strict parliamentary law to ensure fair discussion.
Synonyms
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6.4
A set of formal rules for running meetings and debates
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4.3
Agreed steps for running a meeting fairly
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6.7
A book of rules for running meetings and making group decisions
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'parliamentary' (pertaining to parliament) + 'law' (rules/regulations); a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to rules or procedures governing a parliament or assembly. This is a straightforward adjectival+noun composition found across languages, so the relation is compositional and easily understood by a B1 learner.
Etymology
Parliamentary law comes from the rules used in a parliamentary meeting and the idea of law as a fixed set of 'rules' that help people speak, vote, and decide. So today parliamentary law means the set of rules any group uses to run meetings and make decisions.