parliamentary opposition
C3283
concept
Parliamentary opposition is the organized group of legislators in a parliament who are not part of the governing majority and who scrutinize, challenge, and offer alternatives to the government’s policies and actions.
Aliases (2)
- parliamentary group ×5
- parliamentary opposition body ×1
Instances (7)
- Fourth Party ("parliamentary group")
- Council of Five Hundred (faction) ("parliamentary group")
- Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
- Italian Chamber of Deputies (historical liberal lists) ("parliamentary group")
- ECR Group ("parliamentary group")
- European United Left–Nordic Green Left (past or present grouping in European Parliament) ("parliamentary group")
- Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) ("parliamentary opposition body")