Parliament

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 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.

Extends: Legislatures, [Westminster system](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Westminster system), [Parliamentary procedure](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Parliamentary procedure)