protocol，agreement；

[例句] 那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。 The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.

[例句] 如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。 If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.

meeting，conference，congress，seance，sergeant at arms ；

[例句] 我们将去伯明翰参加会议，然后马上回来。 We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.

[例句] 俱乐部已经把会议日期改到1月22号，星期六。 The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, January 22nd.

[英]parliament，[美] congress，[德] Reichstag，[日] Diet，Boule ；

[例句] 爱沙尼亚议会已经通过了宣布共和国完全独立的决议。 The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent.

[例句] 首相已听取了她议会助手的简要汇报。 The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.

confer，discuss，deliberate，consult，counsel ；

[例句] 陪审团今天将退庭商议裁决结果。 The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.

[例句] 6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。 The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict.

deliberate，talk over，consult ；

[例句] 我们计议一下,下一步该怎么办. We consulted as to what should be done next.

[例句] 二人计议已定. The two of them settled on a scheme.

propose，suggest，proposal，motion，offer ；

[例句] 这个提议绝不会理所当然地获得通过。 This proposal is by no means a sure thing.

[例句] 总统完全赞同该提议。 The president was in full agreement with the proposal.

objection，dissent，demurral，demurrer，dissidence ；

[例句] 如果您对增值税有什么异议的话，请告诉我们。 If you have had a problem with the vatman, let us know.

[例句] 达拉对我们老一套的性别和女性特质观念提出了异议。 Dara challenges our stereotypical ideas about gender and femininity.

propose，sponsor ；

[例句] 倡议将强制规定把二氧化碳排放量降低40%。 The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%.

[例句] 传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。 There's talk of a new peace initiative.

member of a legislative assembly，assemblyman，parliamentarian，[英] （国会议员） Member of Parliament (MP)，councillor ；

[例句] 议员席上不断有人在嘲讽和打岔. There was constant jeering and interruption from the floor.

[例句] 你也应该让本地议员了解你的观点。 You should also make your views known to your local MP.

appraise sth. through discussion，deliberate ；

[例句] 让群众评议一下谁当先进工作者. Let the masses discuss who will be chosen as an advanced worker.

[例句] 评议中的不同意见,必须如实记入笔录. Dissenting opinions in the deliberations must be truthfully entered in the transcript.

agenda，agendum，order of the day ；

[例句] 目前教育被排在政治议程的首位，这样做非常恰当。 Education, quite rightly, is currently at the forefront of the political agenda.

[例句] 议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。 The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget.

consideration，deliberation，discussion，consider ；

[例句] 但是经过近一周的审议，陪审团仍然僵持不下。 But after nearly a week of deliberations, the jury remained deadlocked.

[例句] 会员申请书于9月提交部长会议审议。 The membership application came before the Council of Ministers in September.

negotiate a price，negotiated price，negotiated buying price，bargaining ；

[例句] 我的议价策略也已经出现了一些结果. My bargaining stratagems are starting to show some promise.

[例句] 硒鼓.以上无论新旧好坏, 均上门看货议价. Over whether mixed old and new, are the goods door - to - door bargaining.

agreed ；

[例句] 那幅画未能按议定的价格成交, 物主出了4000美元的价钱把它留在自己手中. The painting failed to reach its agreed price, and was bid in at 4000 dollars.

[例句] 如果设备达不到议定的规格质量, 我们将负责调换. If the equipment is not up to the agreed specifications and quality, we will undertake to replace them.

result，resolution，decision ；

[例句] 爱沙尼亚议会已经通过了宣布共和国完全独立的决议。 The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent.

[例句] 这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。 The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.

protest，object，remonstrate，demurral，deprecate ；

[例句] 这个想法并非为了惩罚中国,它根本不会感觉到我们的抗议带来的这点微乎其微的影响. After two weeks I broke down and spent $ 60 on sneakers from Italy.

propose，suggest，advise，proposal；

discuss official business ；

[例句] 他的话将一丝轻率带入了议事过程中. His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.

[例句] 他坚持议事程序上的要点. He is rigid about points of procedure.

speaker (of a legislative body)，president，prolocutor ；

[例句] 议长先生，我们向总统表达的意思非常简单。 Mr. Speaker, our message to the president is simple.

[例句] 议长先生, 我想提出一项动议. I'd like to propose a motion, Mr. Speaker.

subject under discussion，topic for discussion ；

[例句] 许多联盟成员可能会有他们自己的政治议题。 Many of the coalition members could have their own political agendas.

[例句] 众官员为谁负责最近备受关注的失业议题一事争得不可开交。 Officials tussled over who had responsibility for the newly fashionable unemployment agenda.