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Whalebeachedman t1_it6h3pe wrote

As a Mexican, I only now found out that we have a Parliam—oh wait, we don't. We have a bicameral congress.

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cbbuntz t1_it8eil7 wrote

Someone should tell your prime minister

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VictoryNapping t1_it8x48g wrote

I'm always confused for a few seconds each time it happens, but in some places it's apparently common to use the term "parliament" as a generic term instead of using "legislature" in English. I guess it makes sense due to most parliamentary countries using completely different terms (e.g. the Japanese Diet, the Russian Duma, etc...), but it still feels like legislature is a better catch-all.

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Whalebeachedman t1_it9iuv8 wrote

The worst part is that the article specifically mentions that it was approved by one chamber and sent to the senate, so saying the entire congress OR parliament would be incorrect.

Damn it, /u/XS4Me, should've read the article.

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