Parliament's Name of the Various Countries

Parliament's Name of the Various Countries

A parliament is a legislature. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a talk, a discussion, hence a meeting (an assembly, a court) where people discuss matters. Below is the list of Parliament's name in some of the Famous countries of the world.

Country           Parliament

Pakistan                Majlis-e-Shoora

India 

Lower house            Lok Sabha
Upper House            Rajya Sabha

Britain 

Lower House             House of commons
Upper House            House of Lords

USA 

Lower House            House of Representative
Upper House            Senate

Germany 

Lower House            Bundesra
Upper House            Budestag

Malaysia 

Lower House            Dewan Rakyat
Upper House            Dewan Negara

Afghanistan            Shora

Australia                Parliament

Bangladesh            Jatia Parliament

Bhutan                     Tasongadu

Canada                  Parliament

China                     National People’s Congress

Denmark                Folketing

Egypt                     People's Assembly

France                   Parlement

Germany                Bundestag

Great Britain          Parliament

Hungary                 Országgyűlés

Holland                  States General 

Iceland                  Althing  (World’s oldest parliament)

Iran                       Majilis

Ireland                  Oireachtas

Italy                      Parlamento Italiano

Israel                    Knesset

Japan                     Diet

Kuwait                   Majlis-al-Umma

Lativa                    Saeima

Malaysia                Majilis

Maldives                Majilis

Magnolia                Khural

Nepal                     Rashtriya Panchayat

Netherlands           States General (Staten-Generaal)

Norway                  Storting

Oman                     Majlis

Poland                   Scym

Russia

Lower House:           The State Duma

Upper Hosue:           The Federation Council

Spain                     Crotes

Sweden                  Riksdag

South Africa           Parliament

Switzerland            Federal Assembly

Taiwan                   Yuan

Turkey                    Grand National Assembly

Uzbekistan              Oliy Majlis