Synonyms and antonyms of Parliaments in British Thesaurus

chamber (noun)

one of the sections of a parliament. In many systems there is a lower chamber such as the British House of Commons and an upper chamber such as the British House of Lords.

constituency (noun)

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

the Dail ()

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

diet (noun)

the national parliament in some countries, for example Japan

dissolution (noun)

the process of formally ending a parliament

dissolve (verb)

to formally end a parliament

floor (noun)

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

hung parliament (noun)

a parliament in which no party has won enough seats to control the parliament and form the government

lower house (noun)

part of a parliament, usually the larger part. The other part is called the upper house. In the UK, the lower house is the House of Commons.

order paper (noun)

British a list that shows the order in which different subjects will be discussed in Parliament on a particular day

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 suitable for a parliament

put down (British)

British to officially ask parliament or a committee to consider something and make a decision on it

question time (noun)

an occasion when government ministers answer questions from other politicians in a parliament

riding (noun)

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

the Scottish Parliament ()

a parliament that has power to decide many local matters in Scotland

seat (noun)

a position as a member of a parliament, committee, court etc

seat (verb)

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

second chamber (noun)

British the upper house in a parliament

sitting (noun)

a period of time when a parliament or court meets

the Speaker (noun)

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

surgery (noun)

British a period of time when people can visit their member of parliament (=elected political representative) to discuss problems

take your seat ()

to begin work as a member of a parliament, committee etc

unparliamentary (adjective)

British breaking the official rules about good behaviour in parliament

upper house (noun)

the part of a parliament of a country that is smaller and represents fewer people or is not elected at all. In the UK, the Upper House is the House of Lords, and in the US, it is the Senate.