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| - | An '''Act of Parliament''' or '''Act''' is [[law]] enacted by the [[parliament]]. | + | In modern politics and history, a '''parliament''' is a [[legislature|legislative]] body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: [[Representation (politics)|representing]] the [[Election#Suffrage|electorate]], making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. The term is similar to the idea of a [[senate]], [[synod]] or [[congress]], and is commonly used in countries that are current or former [[monarchy|monarchies]], a form of government with a monarch as the head. Some contexts restrict the use of the word ''parliament'' to [[parliamentary system]]s, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some [[presidential system]]s (e.g. the [[Parliament of Ghana]]), even where it is not in the official name. |
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| + | Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies, e.g. medieval [[parlement|parliament]]s. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Congress]] | ||
| + | * [[Delegated legislation]] | ||
| + | * [[Democratic mundialization]] | ||
| + | * [[Government]] | ||
| + | * [[History of democracy]] | ||
| + | * [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] | ||
| + | * [[Legislation]] | ||
| + | * [[Parliamentary procedure]] | ||
| + | * [[Parliamentary records]] | ||
| + | * [[Parliament of the World's Religions]] | ||
| + | * [[List of current presidents of assembly]] | ||
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| - | == See == | ||
| - | * [[Licensing Act ]] | ||
| - | * [[Obscene Publications Acts]] | ||
| - | * [[Video Recordings Act 1984]] | ||
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In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. The term is similar to the idea of a senate, synod or congress, and is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies, a form of government with a monarch as the head. Some contexts restrict the use of the word parliament to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g. the Parliament of Ghana), even where it is not in the official name.
Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies, e.g. medieval parliaments.
See also
- Congress
- Delegated legislation
- Democratic mundialization
- Government
- History of democracy
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Legislation
- Parliamentary procedure
- Parliamentary records
- Parliament of the World's Religions
- List of current presidents of assembly
