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prime minister 1 : the chief minister of a ruler or state 2 : the official head of a cabinet or ministry ;esp : the chief executive of a parliamentary government prime min·is·te·ri·al [-mi-nə-stir-ē-əl] adj prime min·is·ter·ship n prime min·is·try [-mi-nə-strē] n ...
Prime Minister
Prime Minister. The statesman who in response to a summons from the King accepts the commission to form a Ministry; the Premier. The expression is of comparatively recent origin, dating from about the end of the eighteenth century. By a Royal warrant of December, 1905, he takes precedence directly after the Archbishop of York See Lord Morley's Walpole, ch vii., for an account of the position of the Prime Minister, and Ministers of the Crown Act, 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c. 38)....
Cabinet
Cabinet, is an inner body within the Council of Ministers which is responsible for formulating the policy of the Government. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to Lok Sabha. It is headed by the Prime Minister who determines which of the Ministers should be members of the cabinet. Only cabinet ministers have a right to attend its meetings. Minister of State attend its meetings only on a special invitation. The total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the council of ministers should not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the House of the People, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul & S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., p. 133 [Arts. 75 and 75A, Constitution of India]In many commonwealth countries, cabinet is modelled on British pattern. In Canada, composition of cabinet is influenced by regional considerations. Australia follows the British practice of including only selected ministers in the cabinet, Practice and Procedure of P...
Council of ministers
Council of ministers, is a body of ministers headed by the Prime Minister, Constitution of India, Art. 74(1).Consists of Ministers belonging to categories of Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. The total number of Ministers including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of member of the House of the People, Constitution of India, Art. 75-1A....
Collective responsibility
Collective responsibility, the concept of collective responsibility is essentially a political concept. The country is governed by the party in power on the basis of the policies adopted and laid down by it in the Cabinet meeting. 'Collective responsibility' has two meanings: the first meaning which can legitimately be ascribed to it is that all members of a government are unanimous in support of its policies and would exhibit that unanimity on public occasions although while formulating the polices, they might have expressed a different view in the meeting of the Cabinet. The other meaning is that Ministers, who had an opportunity to speak for or against the polices in the Cabinet are thereby personally and morally responsible for its success and failure, Common Cause, A Registered Society v. Union of India, (1999) 6 SCC 667 (698): AIR 1999 SC 2977. [Constitution of India, Arts. 75(3), 226 and 32]Is the responsibility of a number of individuals acting together, responsibility of a Cab...
Minister
Minister, an agent; one who acts not by an inherent authority, but under another.In politics, one to whom a sovereign entrusts the administration of government. In Great Britain, the word ministry is used as a collective noun for the heads of departments in the State forming the Government and responsible to Parliament.In religion, a pastor of a church, chapel, or meeting-house, etc.Minister, in U.K., Ministers are appointed by the President and Governor of the States on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers respectively. [Constitution of India, Art. 75(1) and Art. 164(1)]Minister, is a person appointed by the head of a Government to take charge of some department of State, Webster American, Dictionary, p. 937....
Leader of the House
Leader of the House, is a member of the Government appointed by the prime minister to control the arrangement of business in the House, the Prime Minister himself, Dictionary of Constitutional and Parliamentary Terms, Lok Sabha Secretariat, 2nd Edn., 2005, p. 232.In Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha, Leader and Official Spokesperson of the largest recognised opposition party if there is a party duly recognised as such. A parliamentary party gets recognition as a party is the House if it has one tenth of the total membership of the House. [Salary and Allowances of Leader of Opposition in Parliaments Act, 1977 (33 of 1977)]...
Premier
Premier, a principal minister of State. See PRIME MINISTER....
Parliament prorogation
Parliament prorogation, in India, the President has the power to terminate or prorogue a session of Parliament. [Constitution of India, Art. 85(2)]In UK the prorogation is not to a specified date. Pending notices other than notices of intention to move for leave to introduce a Bill shall Lapse on prorogation, Rules on Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, r. 335; Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in (Rajya Sabha) Council of States, 5th Edn., 2000, r. 225.The president exercises his power to prorogue the House on the advice of the Prime Minister. Prorogation of the House may take place any time, even while the House is sitting, usually, however, prorogation follows the adjournment of the sitting of the House sin a die, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 183....
Treasurer
Treasurer, means a corporate or government officer who receives, maintains custody of invests, and disburses funds, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1507.One who has the care of money or treasure. See TREASURY.There was a Lord High Treasurer of England, but the duties are now executed by commissioners. The Prime Minister generally fills the office of First Lord of the Treasury....
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