parliamentary procedure
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6.4
- noun
- /ˌpɑːrləˈmɛnteri prəˈsiːdʒər/
- Specialized
:
procedimiento parlamentario
- In order to ensure fair debates, it is essential for every member to understand the basics of parliamentary procedure.
- rules of parliamentary procedure
Examples
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While I struggled through the formalities of parliamentary procedure or attempted to lead a difficult board discussion, they provided support, counsel, and good cheer.
Academic text (2015) -
We're not going to get anywhere unless we follow rules of parliamentary procedure.
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Point of parliamentary procedure, Mr. Chairman.
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Proper parliamentary procedures prevailed.
Academic text (1995) -
Walsh noted that at the start of each session, the House has no rules until it, while operating under general parliamentary procedures, adopts new rules or re-adopts the prior rules.
Academic text (2004) -
Laws are not written in plain English and are passed through back-channel parliamentary procedures so obscure that the average citizen cannot comprehend what any of their representatives have truly voted for or against.
Blog text (15) -
During this process, Walsh explained, the Senate would revert to the powers set forth in the U.S. Constitution and rely upon traditional parliamentary procedures, which contain procedural mechanisms to control filibusters.
Academic text (2004) -
The committee meeting was efficient because everyone adhered to parliamentary procedure during the discussions.
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During the workshop, they explained how to navigate parliamentary procedure when presenting motions.
Synonyms
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4.4
An official way of doing things in courts or formal meetings
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Agreed steps for running a meeting fairly
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6.7
A book of rules for running meetings and making group decisions
Rules that tell people how to run meetings and make decisions in official groups
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'parliamentary' relates to deliberative assemblies and 'procedure' denotes formal steps or rules, so together they denote the formal rules for conducting meetings. This follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Parliamentary procedure comes from early parliamentary meetings where clear procedure decided who could speak and when, so debates did not become noisy. That's why it now means 'formal rules for meetings and debates'.