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parliament

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːləm(ə)nt/

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Definition of parliament

noun

  • (Parliament) (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons:the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament an Act of Parliament
  • the members of Parliament between one dissolution and the next:the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign
  • a legislature similar to the UK Parliament in other nations and states:the Russian parliament

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French parlement 'speaking', from the verb parler

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