Synonyms and antonyms of Parliaments in American Thesaurus

chamber (noun)

one of the sections of a legislature. In many systems there is a lower chamber such as the U.S. House of Representatives and an upper chamber such as the U.S. Senate.

constituency (noun)

a division of a country that elects a representative to a legislature

the Dail ()

the lower of the two houses of the Irish Parliament. The upper house is called the Senate.

diet (noun)

the national legislature in some countries, for example Japan

dissolution (noun)

the process of formally ending a legislature

dissolve (verb)

to formally end a legislature

floor (noun)

a place where discussions or debates take place, especially in a legislature

lower house (noun)

part of a legislature, usually the larger part. The other part is called the upper house. In the U.S., the lower house is the House of Representatives.

parliament (noun)

the period of time during which a particular parliament meets

parliamentarian (noun)

a member of a parliament

parliamentarian (noun)

an experienced politician who is good at using the rules of a parliament

parliamentary (adjective)

relating to a parliament or appropriate for a parliament

riding (noun)

Canadian a division of Canada that elects a representative to the Canadian parliament

seat (noun)

a position as a member of a legislature, committee, court, etc.

seat (verb)

to provide someone with a position as a member of a legislature, committee, etc.

second chamber (noun)

British the upper house in a parliament

sitting (noun)

a period of time when a legislature or court meets

the Speaker (noun)

the person who is in charge of political debates in some legislatures

take your seat ()

to begin work as a member of a legislature, committee, etc.

upper house (noun)

the part of a legislature of a country that is smaller and represents fewer people or is not elected at all. In the U.K., the upper house is the House of Lords, and in the U.S., it is the Senate.