parliamentary representation

collocation in English

meaningsofparliamentaryandrepresentation

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parliamentary
adjective
uk
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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representation
noun
uk
/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
a person or organization that speaks, acts, or is present officially for ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandrepresentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparliamentary representation

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Since the party had already cleared the threshold, it was secure in terms of havingparliamentaryrepresentation.
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The legislature now integrates a broader range of political parties, as thirteen parties now haveparliamentaryrepresentation, compared to just four previously.
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Compaore had made it abundantly clear that he sought a ' re-equilibration ' of political power through a fairerparliamentaryrepresentationof the opposition.
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Firstly, it influences the number of parties able to attainparliamentaryrepresentation.
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State funding, which privileges parties withparliamentaryrepresentation, works as a further barrier to the success of would-be third parties.
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Within the latter system, it is customary to introduce a threshold that parties need to surpass if they are to gainparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Of particular importance are the regional lists, since the threshold ofparliamentaryrepresentation is determined as a percentage of parties' share of the regional party list vote nation-wide.
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Bahaåuållah favored the system ofparliamentaryrepresentation-especially in countries where it already existed.
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Burton also has brief entries onparliamentaryrepresentationand social and cultural life.
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The resolution specifies thatparliamentaryrepresentationon the governing bodies should be avoided.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am tempted to say, when it gets a rather better quality ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One of the admitted features of our first-past-the-post system is that it exaggerates swings in public opinion in terms ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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That attempted defence is increasingly being used to confuse, hinder and stop the proper process ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is also the question ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In fact, that is one of the advantages of our single constituency system ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In other words, it is a form of direct democracy which complementsparliamentaryrepresentation.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I hope that there would be room forparliamentaryrepresentationin the membership of such a board.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It has been used to a high standard ofparliamentaryrepresentation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have always thought thatparliamentaryrepresentationwas about representation of people, not water or tarmac.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Equality ofparliamentaryrepresentationrests upon its merits.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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