# Parliamentary Administration **Parliamentary Administration** refers to the bureaucratic, technical, and administrative infrastructure that supports legislative branch operations. Unlike elected members (politicians), parliamentary administration comprises career civil servants or technical staff whose function is to ensure institutional continuity, technical impartiality, and operational support. It is the legislative equivalent of "[[Court Administration]]" in the judiciary. --- ## Entries [[2026-01-20]]: Wrote about the US Senate's institutional asymmetry: Congress built robust infrastructure for budgeting (CBO), auditing (GAO), and research (Library of Congress), but has no comparable capacity to independently assess executive branch nominees.