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DUREE LEGISLATURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duration of a Parliament
1, record 1, English, duration%20of%20a%20Parliament
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- life of a parliament 2, record 1, English, life%20of%20a%20parliament
correct
- legislature 2, record 1, English, legislature
correct
- Parliament 3, record 1, English, Parliament
correct
- life of a Parliament 4, record 1, English, life%20of%20a%20Parliament
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The period during which a Parliament exercises its powers. Pursuant to the Constitution Act, a Parliament cannot exist for more than five years. 5, record 1, English, - duration%20of%20a%20Parliament
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, the second session of the twenty-first Parliament. 2, record 1, English, - duration%20of%20a%20Parliament
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- durée d’une législature
1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- législature 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A9gislature
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- parlement 3, record 1, French, parlement
see observation, masculine noun
- période législative 4, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20l%C3%A9gislative
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] la période de temps entre les élections durant laquelle le Parlement exerce ses pouvoirs - s’étend de la date fixée pour le retour des brefs après les élections générales jusqu’à la dissolution du Parlement par le gouverneur général. 5, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Loi sur la radiodiffusion a été adoptée au cours de la deuxième session de la trente-quatrième législature. 6, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au sens de durée d’un mandat d’une assemblée élue, on dira encore législature de préférence à Parlement. 6, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par exemple, la deuxième session de la vingt et unième législature. 7, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
législature : Terme entériné par le Comité linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d’État du Canada. 8, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20l%C3%A9gislature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje parlamentario
- Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- legislatura
1, record 1, Spanish, legislatura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- legislatura parlamentaria 2, record 1, Spanish, legislatura%20parlamentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de tiempo en que un Parlamento ejerce sus poderes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - legislatura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Constitución dispone que una legislatura no puede durar más de cinco años. Esos períodos se numeran consecutivamente (por ejemplo: la 38ava legislatura). 1, record 1, Spanish, - legislatura
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