: the rules and precedents governing the proceedings of deliberative assemblies and other organizations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis year in Britain, the House of Commons lifted the requirement that clerks, who are experts in parliamentary law, wear wigs. Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2017
Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
parliamentary law
noun
: the rules and precedents governing the proceedings of deliberative assemblies and other organizations