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A
Act of Parliament
Address of Thanks
Adjourn
Adjournment of Debate
Adjournment of Parliament
Adjournment to Debate a Definite Matter of Urgent Public Importance
Admonition
Allotted Day
Amendment
Anticipation
Article
Aye
B
Back Bencher
Bar of the House
Bells
Bill
Blue Book
Budget
Budget Book
Budget Statement
Business of Supply
By-Election
C
Cabinet
Catching the Speaker’s Eye
Chair
Chairman
Chamber
Civil List
Clause
Clear Days
Clerk of Parliament
Closure of Debate
Coalition Government
Collection of Voices
Command Paper
Committal of a Bill
Committee of Privileges
Committee of Selection
Committee of Supply
Committee of the Whole Parliament
Consequential Amendment
Consolidated Fund
Constituency
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
Contingencies Fund
D
Debate
Deputy Speaker
Development Estimates
Disorderly Conduct
Disqualification
Dissolution of Parliament
Division
E
Elections
Estimates Committee
Estimates of Expenditure
Exempted Business
Explanatory Statement
Expulsion from the House
Extension of a Sitting
F
Filibustering
Financial Year
First Reading
Floor of the House
Front Bench
G
General Assent
General Election
Government Bill
Government Gazette
Government Member
Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC)
Green Paper
Group Representation Constituency (GRC)
Guillotine
H
Hansard
Having the Floor
Head of Expenditure
Hear, hear
House
House Committee
House of Commons (UK)
Hung Parliament
Hybrid Bill
I
Interruption
L
Language of Debates
Leader of the House
Leader of the Opposition
Leave of the House
Legislation
Lobby
M
Mace
Main Estimates
Majority
Member in Charge
Member of Parliament (Member)
Message from the President
Minister
Minister of State
Ministerial Responsibility
Ministerial Statement
Ministry
Moment of Interruption
Money Bill
Motion
Motion of Confidence/No Confidence
N
Naming a Member
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)
Notice
Notice Paper
O
Oath/Affirmation of Allegiance
Official Report
On this day six months
Opening of Parliament
Opposition
Order Book
Order in the House
Order of Business
Order of the Day
Order Paper
Order, order
Overruling the President
P
Parliament
Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary Paper
Parliamentary Privilege
Parliamentary Reporter
Parliamentary Secretary
Passage of a Bill
Permanent Secretary
Personal Explanation
Personal Pecuniary Interest
Petition
Point of Clarification
Point of Order
President of Singapore (President)
President’s Assent
Presidential Council for Minority Rights
President's Address
President's Recommendation
Press Gallery
Prime Minister
Private Bill
Privilege
Progress, Motion to Report
Prorogation of Parliament
Public Accounts Committee
Public Bill
Public Gallery
Public Petitions Committee
Putting the Question
Q
Question
Question for Oral/Written Answer
Question Time
Quorum
R
Readings of a Bill
Recess
Recommittal of a Bill
Repeal of an Act
Reporter
Representations
Reprimand
Resolution
Right of Reply
Right to Raise a Matter on a Motion for Adjournment
Rules of Debate
Rules of Order
S
Second Reading
Section
Select Committees
Serjeant-at-Arms
Session
Shadow Cabinet
Short Title
Simultaneous Interpretation
Sittings of Parliament
Speaker
Speaker’s Ruling
Speaker's Chair
Speaking in Parliament
Special Select Committee
Special Sitting
Standing Orders
Standing Orders Committee
Statute
Statute Paper (also known as “S. Papers”)
Strangers
Strangers’ Gallery
Sub Judice
Subsidiary Legislation
Subsidiary Motion
Substantive Motion
Supplementary Estimates
Supply Bill
Supporter
Suspension of Member
Suspension of Sitting
T
Table of the House
Tenure of Office
Third Reading
Titles of a Bill
U
Unicameral Parliament
Unparliamentary Language
Urgent Bill
V
Vacation of Seat
Verbatim Reporter
Vote
Vote of Confidence
Vote of Credit
Vote of No Confidence
Vote on Account
Votes and Proceedings
W
Westminster
Whip
White Paper
Withdrawal of a Bill
Parliamentary Business
Official Reports (Parl Debates)
Select Committee Reports
Bills Introduced
Votes and Proceedings
Order Paper
Papers Presented to Parliament
Standing Orders
Glossary
Committee of Privileges - Complaint Against Ms Raeesah Khan
Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods - Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures