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1. www.parliament.uk › site-information › glossaryGlossary - UK Parliament

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   Find out what’s on today at the House of Commons and House of Lords. Track current bills, keep up with committees, watch live footage and follow topical issues. Produced by Commons Library, Lords Library, and Parliamentary Office Science and Technology.

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2. w4mp.org › library › 2010-guide-to-working-for-an-mpParliamentary jargon - w4mp

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   The BBC’s A-Z of Parliament is also pretty good, and includes a handy quiz and a selection of short explanatory films. Guardian’s glossary of parliamentary terms is fairly useful, although a little short, and looks to have been written more for a lay-audience than for those actually working in Parliament.

3. w4mp.org › glossary-of-parliamentary-termsGlossary of Parliamentary Terms - w4mp

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   The BBC also has a very good jargon-buster, called the A-Z of Parliament. Parliament’s Education Service works with schools to support young people’s understanding of Parliament and democracy; they are here: https://learning.parliament.uk/en/

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   In this publication, we provide an explanation of terms used in connection with the UK Parliament: its structure, people, procedures and publications. The glossary is intended to help you to understand the “jargon”, much of which has a traditional origin, used in connection with Parliament.

5. assets.ukparliamentweek.org › uploads › 2023UK PARLIAMENT JARGON BUSTER

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   uk parliament week #ukpw ii Explore more terms on the UK Parliament Glossary page: parliament.uk/site-information/ glossary GENERAL ELECTION General elections are usually held every five years. Each political party publishes a manifesto setting out what they would do if they won the election.

6. www.democracyclassroom.com › resource-page › ukUK Parliament Glossary - Democracy Classroom

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   Use this detailed glossary to learn about and understand all parts of Parliament, including who the different Houses are, what a Whip does, and the Shadow Cabinet.

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   Does Parliamentary Education Service have a glossary?

   • Although it doesn’t have a glossary as such, the Parliamentary Education Service website aims to decode parliament for young people, and has some very useful resources should you have school groups visiting.

   Parliamentary jargon – w4mp

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   Is Parliament's a-Z Glossary useful?

   • Parliament’s own A-Z Glossary is extremely useful, very factual if a little dry – they have failed to notice the irony of including a translation of ‘Modernisation Committee’, a body whose purpose was primarily to make these sorts of glossaries unnecessary…

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   Should parliamentary language be more accessible to the general public?

   • Some efforts have been made to make Parliamentary language more accessible to the general public; for example the former Modernisation Committee replaced the phrase ‘I spy strangers’, formerly used to request that the House sit in private, with a request ‘that the House sits in private’, which actually makes sense.

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   Is parliamentary language useful?

   • Some parliamentary language is useful, and can be genuinely interesting once you learn the history behind it, although its obscurity can pose a real barrier to engagement with Parliament. However, we say “if you can’t beat em’, join em’.

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   What is an act of Parliament?

   • comes an Act of Parliament.MPs or members of the Lords who are not government mi isters or shadow ministers. They play an important role during debates by checking and challenging minis ers with lots of questions.An idea for a new law or suggested chang s to a law we already have. A bill is debated in both the House of Com

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   Is Parliament a serious place?

   • Note from the W4MP Editor: Parliament is a serious place, and the Palace of Westminster and constituency offices are filled with hard-working, dedicated professionals engaged in the important business of running the country.

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8. www.parliamentaryindicators.org › term-glossaryGlossary of terms | Indicators For Democratic Parliament

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   Glossary of terms. This glossary provides definitions of the key terms used on this website and throughout the Indicators for Democratic Parliaments. The level of responsibility and action taken by government actors in line with citizens’ priorities and legal frameworks.