parliamentary law

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parliamentary law¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

To be Class President you have to be awfully dignified and conduct meetings and know parliamentary law, and all that.

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Patrols and troops conduct their own meetings, and the scouts learn the elements of parliamentary law.

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His mastery of parliamentary law is a good subject to begin with.

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No man knew better than he did parliamentary law, because he had made it the study of his life.

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Copps's "Mining" and the two works on "Parliamentary Law" piled at the end of the box served as a pillow.

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