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    Member of Parliament

    noun

    • 1. a person formally elected to the UK national legislative body or other similar legislature elsewhere: "he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for many years"
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  3. A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title.

  4. Members of Parliament. Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha is to consist of not more than 250 members - 238 members representing the States and Union Territories, and 12 members nominated by the President. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution.

  5. A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections on the basis of the adult suffrage.

  6. a person who has been elected to the parliament of a country. Examples. She is Member of Parliament for Cambridge. All Members of Parliament were allowed a free vote. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of Member of Parliament from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  7. A Member of Parliament is a person who represents the people in a country's parliament, often abbreviated as MP. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and grammar of this term.

  8. Jan 9, 2020 · This house consists of 250 members out of which, 238 members are elected by means of a single transferable vote. 12 members are nominated by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The method of election of these members is listed in Article 80 (1) of the Indian Constitution.

  9. Those elected or nominated (by the president) to either house of Parliament are referred to as members of Parliament (MPs).