parliamentary law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parliamentary law
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
At the Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1912 he handed clown parliamentary law that resulted in Woodrow Wilson's nomination.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
"I am quite surprised, Mr. Meeker, to account for your wife's knowledge of parliamentary law."
From The New Pun Book by Brown, Thomas A.
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