Glossary of Terms1
Name
Definition
Constituent Assembly
Committee responsible for creating a new
Egyptian constitution.
Political party affiliated with the Muslim
Brotherhood.
Body responsible for administering the
recent parliamentary elections.
Political party affiliated with former
President Hosni Mubarak.
Lower house of Egypt’s bicameral parliament
with major role in drafting day-to-day
legislation.
Means the number of seats won by a party
or group of candidates is proportionate to
the number of votes received.
Upper house of Egypt’s bicameral parliament
that has limited powers.
A judicial body that advises the government.
Freedom and Justice Party
High Judicial Election
Commission
National Democratic Party
People's Assembly
Proportional representation
Shura Council
State Commissioner’s Authority
State Council’s Administrative
Court
Supreme Administrative Court
Supreme Council of the Armed
Forces
Supreme Constitutional Court
Supreme Presidential Election
Commission
Court specializing in administrative law,
particularly disputes concerning the exercise
of public power. Their role is to ascertain that
official acts are consistent with the law.
The highest court in Egypt with jurisdiction
over lower administrative courts and
administrative decisions of the authorities,
but not the legislative decisions made by the
government.
Governing body of 21 senior officers in the
Egyptian military.
The highest judicial power in Egypt which
undertakes judicial control in respect of the
constitutionality of the laws and regulations
as well as interpretation of the laws.
Body responsible for administering the
recent presidential election.
Acronym
(if applicable)
FJP
HJEC
NDP
PA
PR
SC
SCAF
SCC
SPEC
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The definitions in this glossary are provided to give the reader a general idea of the nature of the entity. These definitions
do not attempt to define each entity and its powers in complete detail.
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