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parliamentary law

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noun

  1. the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies.


Etymology

Origin of parliamentary law

First recorded in 1905–10

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This year in Britain, the House of Commons lifted the requirement that clerks, who are experts in parliamentary law, wear wigs.

From Washington Post Sep. 14, 2017

Hedge fund manager Fink said he canceled the booking once he learned it might break parliamentary law and stressed he would not have profited financially from the arrangement, the newspaper reported.

From Reuters Jun. 19, 2012

Most popular courses, however, are the history of I. L. G. W. U. and the U. S. labor movement, labor problems & the news, public speaking, parliamentary law.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the end she studied law, got her de gree from the University of Texas, became parliamentarian of the Texas Legislature and wrote a book on parliamentary law.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We must get through with what is on the carpet first," consulting a small book on parliamentary law.

From Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman by Sampson, Emma Speed

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