Parliament
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A parliament is a type of legislature, or law-making body, of a state. Generally, a parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the executive government vi
The facing benches of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are said to contribute to an adversarial style of debate.
The hemicycle of the House of Representatives of Japan
The National Council of Switzerland
A 1215 edition of Magna Carta, as featured on display at the British Library
Congress
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A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle En
Parliament
…the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the executive government via hearings and inquiries. Its role is similar to that of a senate, synod or congress; a parliament is the institutional form of parliamentary systems based on the fusion of powers. The term parliament is commonly used in countries that…
Meeting in the Hall of Knights in The Hague during the Congress of Europe, 1948
Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires
Chess congress