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Entrenched clause
Entrenched clause, is a section in the Constitution of some of the Commonwealth countries which can only be repealed or altered by special process and which deals with matters like the
Estimates
the specific purposes for which the money is required, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding & Philip Laundry, p. 252. In U.K., the Crown's request for supply are sub-mitted to the House
Chief whip
Chief Whip. The Chief Whip customarily moves the closer, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 786. In U.K. the government as well as the opposition have Chief Whips
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Joint sitting
both Houses of a bicameral legislature for setting a disagreement, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 412. In U.K., there is no provision for joint session of the House
Floor crossing
Floor crossing, is the seating arrangements adopted in most of the Parliaments of the British Commonwealth, whereby the party in power and the opposition sit facing each other, explains how this expression arose, the
Federal Government
(48 & 49 Vict. c. 60), passed in 1885 (see AUSTRALASIA), is now superseded by the federating (English) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (63 & 64 Vict. c. 12) (see AUSTRALIA), which has repealed it. An effective
Exceptional grant
rewards to individuals for distingui-shed public service, a special grant for presentation of a mail to a new commonwealth legislature etc. are examples of exceptional grant, the Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding
Censure motion
direction or an individual minister or ministers of the Government, Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 775. In France too, a motion of no-confidence is called the motion of
Business of the House
the House of Commons, it is not rigidly fixed. The Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth -- Philip Laundy, p. 64. Business of the House, in the Indian Parliament, the business of the House
British citizen
issued by or on behalf of the Government certifying that he has such a right of abode. A commonwealth citizen who is not a British citizen but has the right of abode, does not require leave to
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