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1. abhorrence, n. View full entry 1672
...An expression of abhorrence; spec. an address abhorring the actions of those who petitioned Charles II in 1680 for the summoning of Parliament (see quot. 16801...
2. abhorrer, n. View full entry 1681
...Any of those who signed addresses of abhorrence of the actions of those who petitioned Charles II in 1680 for the summoning of Parliament. Cf. abhorrence3. Usu....
3. access, n. View full entry 1587
...A coming together of the members of Parliament; an assembly; a session. Cf. recess5b. Obs....
4. accountability, n. View full entry 1750
...The quality of being accountable; liability to account for and answer for one's conduct, performance of duties, etc. (in modern use often with regard to parliamentary, corporate, or financial liability to the...
5. act of grace in act, n. View full entry 1638
...a formal pardon; spec. a free and general pardon, granted by Act of Parliament....
6. Act of Parliament, n. View full entry 1456
...Originally: a law made by the British monarch with the advice of Parliament (now hist.). In later use: a statute passed by a parliament....
7. addle parliament in addle, n. and adj. View full entry 1614
...= Addled Parliamentaddled....
8. Addled Parliament in addled, adj. View full entry 1857
...the Parliament of James I of England (James VI of Scotland), April–June 1614, which refused to accede to the king's requests and was dissolved without having passed any legislation; cf....
9. address, n. View full entry 1700
...A formal request to the monarch by both Houses of Parliament for the removal of a judge from office. In the U.S. (now also bill of address): a...
10. addresser, n. View full entry 1643
...Polit. A person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition (cf. address2c); spec. any of those who in 1680 presented addresses in support...
11. adjourn, v. View full entry ?a1400
...To dissolve the meeting of (a court, parliament, or similar official or judicial assembly) in order to continue at another time or place; to postpone, defer, or suspend (such a meeting, assembly,...
12. adjournment debate in adjournment, n. View full entry 1830
...a debate in the House of Commons on a motion to adjourn, used as an opportunity to raise general matters without requiring the House to vote....
13. adjournment motion in adjournment, n. View full entry 1831
...a matter raised at an adjournment debate....
14. adjutator, n. View full entry 1647
...A person empowered to act on behalf of others; spec. each of the delegates chosen to represent the private soldiers of some units of the Parliamentary army during the English...
15. adoptive Act in adoptive, adj. View full entry 1873
...an Act of Parliament which does not come into force in a district until formally adopted by a local authority or other public body....
16. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry 1866
...Polit. A member of a group of British MPs who in 1866 opposed a programme of parliamentary reform intended to extend the franchise, and seceded from the ruling Liberal...
17. adversarial system in adversarial, adj. View full entry 1953
...Law a system of criminal justice in which opposing cases for prosecution and defence are presented to a judge or jury who determines a verdict;Polit. a parliamentary system in which...
18. agitator, n. View full entry 1647
...A person who acts on behalf of others, an agent (see agitate6); (chiefly) spec. any of the agents or delegates of the private soldiers in the Parliamentary...
19. Alkali Act in alkali, n. and adj. View full entry 1863
...any of certain British Acts of Parliament regulating alkali manufacture and including controls on the emission by chemical works of harmful substances to the atmosphere....
20. all-night sitting in all-night, n. and adj. View full entry 1861
...(in a legislative assembly, etc.) a session of business, esp. a parliamentary debate, which continues into or throughout the night....
