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parliamentary assembly

In international relations (sense 2), an organ of or one related to an international organization consisting of parliamentarians nominated by the member states. Parliamentary assemblies are therefore unelected, even though their members are elected representatives in their national parliaments. The Council of Europe, NATO, the Nordic Council, and the Western European Union all have parliamentary assemblies. The nominal purpose of such bodies is to bring a modicum of democratic accountability into intergovernmental organizations. Appointments to these bodies are also a useful source of government patronage.

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