Parliament_of_Malaysia Parliament_of_Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Assembly, Commission, Congress, Council, Court, Diet, Legislature, Soviet

The Parliament of Malaysia consists of the lower house (Dewan Rakyat or literally People's Hall, in Malay) and upper house (Dewan Negara or Nation's Hall in Malay). A general election is held every four or five years to elect representatives to the Dewan Rakyat; members of the Dewan Negara, like those of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, are appointed.

See also Politics of Malaysia.

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